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Comb-assisted swept laser spectroscopy with a mode-hop free tunable external cavity QCL
Published
Author(s)
Kevin O. Knabe, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Nathan R. Newbury, Chris Armacost, Michael Radunsky, Sam Crivello, Timothy Day, Paul A. Williams
Abstract
We demonstrate sub-MHz spectral resolution of N2O absorption spectra acquired with a swept external-cavity quantum cascade laser (QCL) over 0.87 THz. The QCL frequency is monitored by sum -frequency generation with an optical fiber frequency comb.
Proceedings Title
CLEO 2012, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Conference Dates
May 6-11, 2012
Conference Location
San Jose, CA, US
Pub Type
Conferences
Keywords
comb-assisted spectroscopy, mid-infrared, optical frequency comb, N2O, quantum cascade laser frequency metrology
Knabe, K.
, Giorgetta, F.
, Newbury, N.
, Armacost, C.
, Radunsky, M.
, Crivello, S.
, Day, T.
and Williams, P.
(2012),
Comb-assisted swept laser spectroscopy with a mode-hop free tunable external cavity QCL, CLEO 2012, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, San Jose, CA, US
(Accessed October 26, 2025)