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Title: Cavity-locked ring down spectroscopy

Abstract

Distinct locking and sampling light beams are used in a cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) system to perform multiple ring-down measurements while the laser and ring-down cavity are continuously locked. The sampling and locking light beams have different frequencies, to ensure that the sampling and locking light are decoupled within the cavity. Preferably, the ring-down cavity is ring-shaped, the sampling light is s-polarized, and the locking light is p-polarized. Transmitted sampling light is used for ring-down measurements, while reflected locking light is used for locking in a Pound-Drever scheme.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Stanford, CA
  2. Palo Alto, CA
  3. Union City, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
873075
Patent Number(s):
6084682
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
FG03-92ER14304
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
cavity-locked; spectroscopy; distinct; locking; sampling; light; beams; cavity; ring-down; crds; perform; multiple; measurements; laser; continuously; locked; frequencies; ensure; decoupled; preferably; ring-shaped; s-polarized; p-polarized; transmitted; reflected; pound-drever; scheme; cavity ring-down; ring-down spectroscopy; light beam; light beams; ring-down cavity; perform multiple; form multiple; /356/

Citation Formats

Zare, Richard N, Paldus, Barbara A, Harb, Charles C, and Spence, Thomas. Cavity-locked ring down spectroscopy. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
Zare, Richard N, Paldus, Barbara A, Harb, Charles C, & Spence, Thomas. Cavity-locked ring down spectroscopy. United States.
Zare, Richard N, Paldus, Barbara A, Harb, Charles C, and Spence, Thomas. Sat . "Cavity-locked ring down spectroscopy". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873075.
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Swept-frequency induced optical cavity ringing
journal, October 1991


Laser-frequency division and stabilization
journal, November 1984


Diode laser cavity ring down spectroscopy
journal, May 1997


Polarization dependent cavity ring down spectroscopy
journal, September 1997


Phase shift cavity ring down absorption spectroscopy
journal, November 1996


CW cavity ring down spectroscopy
journal, January 1997


Intensity-noise properties of injection-locked lasers
journal, November 1996


Laser phase and frequency stabilization using an optical resonator
journal, June 1983