Absolute frequency measurement of molecular iodine hyperfine transitions at 647 nm.

We report absolute frequency measurements of molecular iodine P(46) 5-4 a1 , a10 , and a15 hyperfine transitions at 647 nm with a fiber-based frequency comb. The light source is based on a Littrow-type external-cavity diode laser. A frequency stability of 5×10-12 at a 200 s integration time is achieved when the light source is stabilized to the P(46) 5-4 a15 line. The pressure shift is determined to be -8.3(7)  kHz/Pa. Our determination of the line centers reached a precision of 21 kHz. The light source can serve as a reference laser for lithium spectroscopy (2S→3P).