Title :
Optical heterodyne phase detection and frequency stabilization of an external cavity diode laser by using single acousto-optic frequency shifter
Author :
Lin, Shine-Chieh ; Lu, Shin-Yu ; Chou, Che-Chung ; Lin, Tyson
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Feng Chia Univ., Taichung, Taiwan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We demonstrated an optical heterodyne scheme based on single acousto-optic frequency shifter, to detect laser phase variation. The signal was used in laser frequency stabilization, and the estimated stability was about 2.28 × 10-9.
Keywords :
acousto-optical modulation; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; semiconductor lasers; acousto-optic frequency shifter; external cavity diode laser; laser frequency stabilization; laser phase variation; optical heterodyne phase detection; optical heterodyne scheme; Adaptive optics; Laser beams; Laser stability; Measurement by laser beam; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193855
