Precise optical frequency references and difference frequency measurements with diode lasers

Steve B. Waltman; Alexander B. Romanovsky; Joseph S. Wells; Richard W. Fox; Leo W. Hollberg; Maria Paola Sassi; H. G. Robinson

doi:10.1117/12.143691

30 April 1993 Precise optical frequency references and difference frequency measurements with diode lasers

Steve B. Waltman, Alexander B. Romanovsky, Joseph S. Wells, Richard W. Fox, Leo W. Hollberg, Maria Paola Sassi, H. G. Robinson

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Proceedings Volume 1837, Frequency-Stabilized Lasers and Their Applications; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.143691
Event: Applications in Optical Science and Engineering, 1992, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Heterodyne methods have been used in conjunction with molecular calculations to accurately determine the wavelengths of more than 35,000 infrared transitions. We have used high speed whisker contract Schottky diodes to extend this technology to the 0.8 micrometers spectral region. Using microwave harmonic mixing we demonstrate that it is possible to detect beat notes between diode lasers to frequencies as high as 400 GHz.

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Steve B. Waltman, Alexander B. Romanovsky, Joseph S. Wells, Richard W. Fox, Leo W. Hollberg, Maria Paola Sassi, and H. G. Robinson "Precise optical frequency references and difference frequency measurements with diode lasers", Proc. SPIE 1837, Frequency-Stabilized Lasers and Their Applications, (30 April 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.143691

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