ABSOLUTE FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS OF THE CO2 cw LASER AT 28 THz (10.6μm)

Abstract
The two highest cw absolute frequency measurements as yet reported are described. Frequencies of the P(18) and P(20) 10.6‐μm lines from a cwCO2 laser were found to be 28.359800 THz and 28.306251 THz±0.000025 THz, respectively. The frequencies were measured by beating each of these lines with 3.8‐THz (78μm) and 10.7‐THz (28μm) radiation from a water vapor laser and a 26‐ to 28‐GHz klystron in a tungsten‐on‐nickel point contact diode.