Abstract
We describe and demonstrate a new method to reduce actively the amplitude modulation of a phase-modulated laser to the shot-noise limit. This theoretical limit of ultrahigh sensitivity of FM spectroscopy is achieved in a linear absorption experiment with iodine.
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