Title :
Bidirectional ring laser as a scatterometer
Author :
Quintero-Torres, R. ; Navarro, M. ; Ackermann, M.R. ; Diels, J.-C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We present a bidirectional pulsed ring laser working as differential spectrometer to measure absolute scattering coefficient. The threshold for locking the beat note is used and a scattering amplitude, R, of 10/sup -12/ was measured.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; light scattering; optical instruments; ring lasers; absolute scattering coefficient; beat note locking; bidirectional ring laser; differential spectrometer; pulsed ring laser; scatterometer; Backscatter; Electrooptic modulators; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Radar measurements; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238384
