Abstract
Advances in the development of tunable solid state laser sources in the near infrared have been essential for the recent dramatic progress in high resolution spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen. We discuss here the frequency stabilization, by means of a radio-frequency sideband technique, of a 972 nm Ti:sapphire laser to an external, highly stable optical resonator, and its application to excitation of the hydrogen 2S–4S,4D transitions. By comparing the optical frequencies of the 1S–2S and 2S–4S,4D two-photon transition frequencies, the 1S ground state Lamb shift has been accurately determined.
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Weitz, M., Schmidt-Kaler, F., Hänsch, T.W. (1993). Frequency Stabilized TI:Sapphire Laser for High Resolution Spectroscopy of Atomic Hydrogen. In: Inguscio, M., Wallenstein, R. (eds) Solid State Lasers. NATO ASI Series, vol 317. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2998-9_23
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