A frequency stabilized laser array for use in displacement metrology

Author

Pedulla, J.M. ; Deslattes, R.D. ; Lawall, J.R. ; Le Coq, Y.

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

496

Abstract

Summary form only given. We have developed a frequency stabilized laser system to supply light to measure atomic distance displacements of a stage moved in real time. Each laser in the array provides enough power (/spl sim/1 mW) for four Michelson interferometers whose accuracy requires a frequency stability of 20 kHz. In addition, each laser must be stable on both short and long time scales due to the real time control requirements.

Keywords

Michelson interferometers; displacement measurement; laser arrays; laser beams; laser frequency stability; measurement by laser beam; real-time systems; 1 mW; 20 kHz; Michelson interferometers; atomic distance displacements; displacement metrology; frequency stability; frequency stabilized laser array; frequency stabilized laser system; long time scales; moving stage; real time; real time control requirements; short time scales; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Displacement measurement; Frequency measurement; Interferometers; Laser stability; Optical arrays; Power lasers; Real time systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.907301

Filename

907301