Single-frequency tunable laser for pumping cesium frequency standards

Journal Article · Thu Aug 31 04:00:00 EDT 2006 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2006V036N08ABEH013277· OSTI ID:21466565

Zhuravleva, O V; Ivanov, Andrei V; Leonovich, A I; Kurnosov, V D; Kurnosov, K V; Chernov, Roman V; Shishkov, V V ^[1]; Pleshanov, S A ^[2]

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1. M.F. Stel'makh Polyus Research and Development Institute, Moscow (Russian Federation)
2. Federal State Unitary Enterprise 'Istok Research and Production Association', Fryazino, Moscow region (Russian Federation)

A single-frequency tunable laser for pumping the cesium frequency standard is studied. It is shown experimentally that the laser emits at a single frequency despite the fact that a few longitudinal modes of the external cavity fall within the reflection band of a fibre Bragg grating (FBG) written in the optical fibre. The laser wavelength can be tuned by varying the pump current of the laser, its temperature, and the FBG temperature. The laser linewidth does not exceed 2 MHz for 10 mW of output power. (lasers)

• OSTI ID: 21466565
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 36; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ALKALI METALS
BRAGG REFLECTION
CESIUM
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
FIBERS
FREQUENCY RANGE
GRATINGS
LASERS
METALS
MHZ RANGE
OPTICAL FIBERS
OPTICAL PUMPING
PHOTON EMISSION
PUMPING
REFLECTION
WAVELENGTHS