Comb-assisted subkilohertz linewidth quantum cascade laser for high-precision mid-infrared spectroscopy
Year: 2013
Authors: Galli I., Siciliani de Cumis M., Cappelli F., Bartalini S., Mazzotti D., Borri S., Montori A., Akikusa N., Yamanishi M., Giusfredi G., Cancio P., De Natale P.
Autors Affiliation: CNR-INO-Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, FI, Italy; LENS-European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, Via Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy; CNR-IFN-Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Via Amendola 173, 70126 Bari, BA, Italy; Development Bureau Laser Device RD Group, Hamamatsu Photonics KK, Shizuoka 434-8601, Japan; Central Research Laboratories, Hamamatsu Photonics KK, Shizuoka 434-8601, Japan
Abstract: We report on the linewidth narrowing of a room-temperature mid-infrared quantum cascade laser by phase-locking to a difference-frequency-generated radiation referenced to an optical frequency comb synthesizer. A locking bandwidth of 250 kHz, with a residual rms phase-noise of 0.56 rad, has been achieved. The laser linewidth is narrowed by more than 2 orders of magnitude below 1 kHz, and its frequency is stabilized with an absolute traceability of 2 × 10 – 12. This source has allowed the measurement of the absolute frequency of a CO2 molecular transition with an uncertainty of about 1 kHz.(C) 2013 American Institute of Physics
Journal/Review: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume: 102 (12) Pages from: 121117 to: 121117
More Information: This work was financially supported by Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, by the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) European project, by the Laserlab-Europe Consortium in the ALADIN project framework, and by the Progetto Operativo Nazionale (PON) PON01_01525 Monitoraggio Innovativo per le Coste e l\’Ambiente Marino (MONICA) funded by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR).KeyWords: Absolute frequency; Linewidth narrowing; Locking bandwidth; Mid-infrared quantum cascade; Mid-infrared spectroscopy; Molecular transitions; Optical frequency combs; Orders of magnitude, Carbon dioxide; Infrared devices; Infrared spectroscopy; Linewidth; Quantum cascade lasers; Uncertainty analysis, Laser mode lockingDOI: 10.1063/1.4799284ImpactFactor: 3.515Citations: 60data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-12-01References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here