Title :
Two-frequency CO2-laser with orthogonal elliptic polarizations of modes
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Acad. of Sci., Minsk, Byelorussia
Abstract :
For two-frequency lasers, in which radiation contains two waves with orthogonal polarization and has a small frequency difference we are able to realize a heterodyne measurement method which has considerable advantages over a homodyne one. In comparison with two-frequency He-Ne lasers, the two-frequency CO2-laser has not yet found wide practical application because of the complexity of its realization
Keywords :
carbon compounds; gas lasers; laser frequency stability; laser modes; light polarisation; measurement by laser beam; CO2; He-Ne; heterodyne measurement method; orthogonal elliptic polarization modes; orthogonal polarization; small frequency difference; two-frequency CO2-laser; two-frequency He-Ne lasers; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Chirp modulation; Frequency; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Optical coupling; Plasma measurements; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Laser and Fiber-Optical Networks Modeling, 2000. Proceedings of LFNM 2000. 2nd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Kharkiv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6380-9
DOI :
10.1109/LFNM.2000.854053
