Development and evaluation of compact acetylene frequency standards

C. Edwards (1) , G. Barwood (1) , P. Patel (1) , P. Gill (1) , Fetah A. Benabid (2, 3) , Natalie V. Wheeler (3) , G. Tandoi (4) , C. Ironside (4)

1 NPL - National Physical Laboratory [Teddington]
2 XLIM-PHOTONIQUE - PHOTONIQUE
3 University of Bath [Bath]
4 University of Glasgow

This paper describes the development and evaluation of compact and simple acetylene-stabilized diode laser frequency standards in the 1.55 μm spectral region. A variety of spectroscopic configurations have been investigated, using bulk acetylene cells and an acetylene-filled hollow core photonic crystal fiber. Frequency stability and reproducibility data, obtained by heterodyne beat frequency comparison with cavity-enhanced standards, will be presented for sources including a distributed feedback diode laser and a digital supermode distributed Bragg reflector diode laser.

Domaines: Optique / photonique

C. Edwards, G. Barwood, P. Patel, P. Gill, Fetah A. Benabid, et al.. Development and evaluation of compact acetylene frequency standards. CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) 2012, IEEE, Jul 2012, Washington, United States. pp.610, ⟨10.1109/CPEM.2012.6251077⟩. ⟨hal-00925037⟩