CO(2) laser frequency stabilization using the radio-frequency optogalvanic Lamb dip

Appl Opt. 1991 Sep 20;30(27):3842-5. doi: 10.1364/AO.30.003842.

Abstract

The Lamb dip of the CO(2) saturation signal in an extracavity low-pressure CO(2)-N(2) rf glow discharge is detected optogalvanically and used to stabilize the frequency of a CO(2) laser. The frequency stability is estimated to be better than 100 kHz.