This paper reports that two identical external-cavity-diode-laser (ECDL) based spectrometers are constructed at 634nm referencing on the hyperfine B-X transition R(80)8-4 of 127I2. The lasers are stabilized on the...This paper reports that two identical external-cavity-diode-laser (ECDL) based spectrometers are constructed at 634nm referencing on the hyperfine B-X transition R(80)8-4 of 127I2. The lasers are stabilized on the Doppler-free absorption signals using the third-harmonic detection technique. The instability of the stabilized laser is measured to be 2.8 × 10^-12 (after 1000 s) by counting the beat note between the two lasers. The absolute optical frequency of the transition is, for the first time, determined to be 472851936189.5 kHz by using an optical frequency comb referenced on the microwave caesium atomic clock. The uncertainty of the measurement is less than 4.9 kHz.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Fundamental Research Program of China (Grant Nos 2005CB3724500 and 2006CB921400)the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60490280)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10574005)
文摘This paper reports that two identical external-cavity-diode-laser (ECDL) based spectrometers are constructed at 634nm referencing on the hyperfine B-X transition R(80)8-4 of 127I2. The lasers are stabilized on the Doppler-free absorption signals using the third-harmonic detection technique. The instability of the stabilized laser is measured to be 2.8 × 10^-12 (after 1000 s) by counting the beat note between the two lasers. The absolute optical frequency of the transition is, for the first time, determined to be 472851936189.5 kHz by using an optical frequency comb referenced on the microwave caesium atomic clock. The uncertainty of the measurement is less than 4.9 kHz.