Title :
Dual mode frequency stabilization of a whispering gallery mode optical reference cavity
Author :
Baumgartel, Lukas ; Thompson, Robert ; Strekalov, Dmitry ; Grudinin, Ivan ; Yu, Nan
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report on whispering gallery mode resonators used as reference cavities for laser frequency stabilization. Differential sensing of orthogonal modes allows active control of the resonator temperature, improving the locked laser´s frequency stability.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; optical control; whispering gallery modes; active control; differential sensing; dual mode frequency stabilization; laser frequency stabilization; locked laser frequency stability; orthogonal modes; resonator temperature; whispering gallery mode optical reference cavity; whispering gallery mode resonators; Adaptive optics; Cavity resonators; Frequency modulation; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Optical resonators; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
