Kilohertz linewidth from frequency-stabilized mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

Richard M. Williams; James F. Kelly; John S. Hartman; Steven W. Sharpe; Matthew S. Taubman; John L. Hall; Federico Capasso; Claire Gmachl; Deborah L. Sivco; James N. Baillargeon; Alfred Y. Cho

doi:10.1364/OL.24.001844

Kilohertz linewidth from frequency-stabilized mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

Richard M. Williams, James F. Kelly, John S. Hartman, Steven W. Sharpe, Matthew S. Taubman, John L. Hall, Federico Capasso, Claire Gmachl, Deborah L. Sivco, James N. Baillargeon, Alfred Y. Cho

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Frequency stabilization of mid-IR quantum cascade (QC) lasers to the kilohertz level has been accomplished by use of electronic servo techniques. With this active feedback, an 8.5-μm QC distributed-feedback laser is locked to the side of a rovibrational resonance of nitrous oxide (N₂O) at 1176.61 cm^-1. A stabilized frequency-noise spectral density of 42 Hz/√Hz has been measured at 100 kHz; the calculated laser linewidth is 12 kHz.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1844-1846
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	24
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.24.001844
State	Published - Dec 15 1999
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Kilohertz linewidth from frequency-stabilized mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

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