Nd:YLF laser at 1.3µm for calcium optical clocks and precision spectroscopy of hydrogenic systems

Yann Louyer (1) , Mark David Plimmer (1) , Patrick Juncar (1) , Marc Himbert (1) , François Balembois (2) , Patrick Georges (2)

1 LCM - Laboratoire commun de métrologie LNE-CNAM
2 Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique / Elsa

We describe single-frequency operation of a diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser in the range 1311.9-1317.2 nm. It can be used for the interrogation of the clock transition in calcium (1314.0 nm) or spectroscopy in hydrogen and metastable singly ionized helium (1312.6 nm). By using a twisted-mode cavity, we have obtained output powers of 830 and 970mWat 1312.6 and 1314.0 nm, respectively, in a single longitudinal mode

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

Yann Louyer, Mark David Plimmer, Patrick Juncar, Marc Himbert, François Balembois, et al.. Nd:YLF laser at 1.3µm for calcium optical clocks and precision spectroscopy of hydrogenic systems. Applied optics, 2003, 42 (24), pp.4867-4870. ⟨10.1364/AO.42.004867⟩. ⟨hal-00701612⟩