Abstract
Infrared frequencies have recently been synthesized in suitable diodes up to 88 THz with accuracies of parts in 109. Stabilized lasers are necessary in order to make frequency measurements of higher accuracy. The hydrogen-cyanide laser is the lowest frequency basis laser used in these synthesis schemes, and its stabilization has been the subject of recent interest. The laser is stabilized by locking it to a phase-locked microwave reference chain. Two servo loops are utilized. The first loop is a relatively slow frequency-lock loop with the correction applied to a piezoelectric-translator driver. This loop not only accommodates thermal expansion of the laser, but also serves as an acquisition aiding loop for the second servo. The latter is a phase-locked system with the correction applied to the laser discharge current controller. Data regarding the system stability are presented.
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