Transfer of electronic oscillator frequency stability to laser frequency: an all solid-state approach to laser frequency control

Author

Sandford, S.P. ; Stevens, W.T. ; Schott, T.D.

Author_Institution

NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

17-21 June 1996

Firstpage

326

Lastpage

327

Abstract

A laser with both narrow linewidth and stable frequency is demonstrated using a diode-pumped ring laser locked to an ultra-high finesse tunable optical resonator which, in turn, is locked to an electronic oscillator. A 1064 nm beam is reported with linewidth on the order of 1 Hz with center frequency stability given by the electronic reference. In this case it is less than 1 part in 10/sup 9/ per day. The entire system is compact and solid-state making it ideal for spaceflight.

Keywords

frequency control; laser beam applications; laser frequency stability; measurement standards; optical variables control; ring lasers; 1064 nm; diode-pumped ring laser; electronic oscillator; electronic reference; frequency stability; laser frequency control; narrow linewidth; stable frequency; ultra-high finesse tunable optical resonator; Aerospace electronics; Diodes; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser stability; Optical resonators; Ring lasers; Ring oscillators; Solid state circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on

Conference_Location

Braunschweig, Germany

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3376-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPEM.1996.547097

Filename

547097