Frequency stabilization of a diode-pumped Nd:Yag laser at 532 nm to iodine by using third-harmonic technique

Kaj Nyholm; M. Merimaa; T. Ahola; A. Lassila

doi:10.1109/TIM.2003.811679

Frequency stabilization of a diode-pumped Nd:Yag laser at 532 nm to iodine by using third-harmonic technique

Kaj Nyholm, M. Merimaa, T. Ahola, A. Lassila

Helsinki University of Technology

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Abstract

A compact frequency standard was constructed by stabilizing the frequency of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser to the Doppler-free spectrum of iodine at 532 nm. The performance of the laser and the stability and repeatability of the stabilization scheme were investigated. The dependence of the laser frequency on such parameters as pressure of the iodine cell, modulation amplitude, and pressure were also studied. The results show that by using standard third-harmonic locking technique stability and repeatability comparable to more elaborate iodine-stabilized Nd:YAG laser systems can be achieved in a portable, and relatively simple and inexpensive, setup.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	284-287
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Volume	52
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2003.811679
Publication status	Published - 2003
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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