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Precise rf tuning for cw dye lasers

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Laser beams are rf amplitude modulated to generate side frequencies which are used to tune a cw dye laser with rf accuracy. In a laser spectroscopic test experiment a precision of ±15kHz has been realized.

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    Present address: Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany

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  1. Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität, D-5300, Bonn, Fed. Rep. Germany

    B. Burghardt, W. Jitschin & G. Meisel

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Burghardt, B., Jitschin, W. & Meisel, G. Precise rf tuning for cw dye lasers. Appl. Phys. 20, 141–146 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00885935

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