Title :
Injection seeded high precision frequency stabilization for Q-switched solid state oscillators in LIDAR-applications
Author :
Ostermeyer, Martin ; Waltinger, Thomas ; Gregor, Markus ; Elsner, Robert
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Abstract :
A Pound-Drever-Hall technique modified by a sample and hold circuit is presented and applied to Nd:YAG ring oscillator emitting 8 W average power at 400 Hz yielding frequency stability of better 285 kHz.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser frequency stability; neodymium; ring lasers; sample and hold circuits; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; LIDAR; Pound-Drever-Hall technique; Q-switched solid state oscillators; YAG:Nd; frequency stability; injection seeding; sample and hold circuit; Circuit stability; Frequency; Laser stability; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Ring lasers; Ring oscillators; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Voltage control; (140.3425) Laser stabilization; (140.3480) Lasers diode-pumped; (140.3580) Lasers solid state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
