• DocumentCode
    833709
  • Title

    RF-excited tunable CO laser with opto-Hertzian frequency stabilisation

  • Author

    Pearson, G.N. ; Hall, D.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    245
  • Lastpage
    248
  • Abstract
    An RF-excited tunable CO laser, of a cavity length of 46.6 cm, operating sealed-off with coolant at -5 degrees C, is described. Frequency stabilization was achieved using the Opto-Hertzian effect, which induces a correlation between the laser and the reflected RF powers.<>
  • Keywords
    carbon compounds; gas lasers; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; -5 degC; 46.6 cm; CO; RF-excited tunable CO laser; cavity length; frequency stabilisation; opto-Hertzian frequency stabilisation; Frequency; Gas lasers; Gratings; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.18535
  • Filename
    18535