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Optical–Optical Double-Resonance Absorption Spectroscopy of Molecules with Kilohertz Accuracy
journal contribution
posted on 2020-09-04, 15:33 authored by Chang-Le Hu, V. I. Perevalov, Cun-Feng Cheng, Tian-Peng Hua, An-Wen Liu, Yu R. Sun, Yan Tan, Jin Wang, Shui-Ming HuSelective
pumping and probing of highly excited states of molecules
are essential in various studies but are also challenging because
of high density of states, weak transition moments, and lack of precise
spectroscopy data. We develop a comb-locked cavity-assisted double-resonance
spectroscopy (COCA-DR) method for precision measurements using low-power
continuous-wave lasers. A high-finesse cavity locked with an optical
frequency comb is used to enhance both the pumping power and the probing
sensitivity. As a demonstration, Doppler-free stepwise two-photon
absorption spectra of CO2 were recorded by using two milliwatt
diode lasers (1.60 and 1.67 μm), and the rotation energies in
a highly excited state (CO-stretching quanta = 8) were determined
with an unprecedented accuracy of a few kilohertz.