The Macek and Davis experiment revisited: a large ring laser interferometer operating on the 2s 2 → 2p 4 transition of neon.

Autor: Anyi CL, Thirkettle RJ, Zou D, Follman D, Cole GD, Ulrich Schreiber K, Wells JR
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Applied optics [Appl Opt] 2019 Jan 10; Vol. 58 (2), pp. 302-307.
DOI: 10.1364/AO.58.000302
Abstrakt: We operate a large helium-neon-based ring laser interferometer with single-crystal GaAs/AlGaAs optical coatings on the 2s 2 →2p 4 transition of neon at a wavelength of 1.152276 μm. For either single longitudinal- or phase-locked multi-mode operation, the preferable gas composition for gyroscopic operation is 0.2 and 0.3 mbar of 50:50 neon with total pressures between 6-12 mbar. The Earth rotation bias is sufficient to unlock the device, yielding a Sagnac frequency of approximately 60 Hz.
Databáze: MEDLINE