Title :
Experimental validation of a simple approximate relation between laser frequency noise and linewidth
Author :
Bucalovic, Nikola ; Dolgovskiy, Vladimir ; Schori, Christian ; Thomann, Pierre ; Domenico, Gianni Di ; Schilt, Stéphane
Author_Institution :
Lab. Temps-Frequence, Univ. de Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present an experimental validation of a simple geometrical approximation of the laser linewidth calculated from its frequency noise spectrum, agreeing within the experimental uncertainty with the actual value over a wide range of linewidths.
Keywords :
geometrical optics; laser noise; spectral line breadth; frequency noise spectrum; laser frequency linewidth; laser frequency noise; simple approximate relation; simple geometrical approximation; Approximation methods; Frequency measurement; Frequency modulation; Laser noise; Laser theory; Noise measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
