title: Free-induction decay in molecular iodine measured with an extended-cavity diode laser.
abstract: The free-induction decay (FID) technique combined with broadly tunable lasers offers a convenient way to survey molecular dephasing times. We measured FID's in molecular iodine by frequency switching an extended-cavity diode laser with a small current modulation. These decay times provide valuable information on the Doppler-free linewidths for frequency-standard applications.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dubé
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Levenson
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hall