Title :
Power Stabilization of the Dual-Mode Laser Using Volume Holographic Gratings
Author :
Kim, Hyunjoo ; van der Wal, P. ; Schmitz, Andreas ; Gusten, Rolf
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Radioastronom., Bonn
fDate :
5/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a power stabilization method for a dual-mode Ti:Sapphire ring cavity laser. Without stabilization, mode competition caused the output power of the two modes to fluctuate by approximately 10 dB. The power stabilization system, which used volume holographic gratings to monitor the power in each mode, reduced the power fluctuations to less than 3 dB.
Keywords :
holographic gratings; laser beams; laser stability; ring lasers; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Ti:sapphire ring cavity laser; dual-mode laser; mode competition; power fluctuations; power stabilization; volume holographic gratings; Bragg gratings; Diffraction gratings; Fluctuations; Frequency; Holography; Laser modes; Laser stability; Power generation; Power lasers; Ring lasers; Dual-mode laser; Ti:Sapphire laser; power stabilization; volume holographic gratings;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2008.917077
