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Narrow H218O lines and new absolute frequency references in the near-IR

G Gagliardi1, G Rusciano1 and L Gianfrani1,2

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We report on saturated-absorption spectroscopy of H218O at 1.39 µm by means of a low-power distributed feedback diode laser. In the transit-time regime, we observed a 2.5 MHz wide line. This is the first narrow resonance in the spectral window around 1.4 µm. Possible applications in metrology are discussed. In addition, we propose some experimental schemes to measure the absolute frequency of H218O lines in this spectral region.


PACS

42.55.Px Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes

33.20.Ea Infrared spectra

33.70.Jg Line and band widths, shapes, and shifts

42.60.Da Resonators, cavities, amplifiers, arrays, and rings

42.50.Gy Effects of atomic coherence on propagation, absorption, and amplification of light; electromagnetically induced transparency and absorption

Subjects

Atomic and molecular physics

Optics, quantum optics and lasers

Dates

Issue 4 (July 2000)

Received 14 December 1999, in final form 29 March 2000



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