Title :
Modified Pound-Drever-Hall scheme for high-precision free spectral range measurement of Fabry-Perot etalon
Author :
Ozdur, I. ; Ozharar, S. ; Quinlan, F. ; Gee, S. ; Delfyett, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
Improvement of two orders of magnitude of the Pound-Drever-Hall based free spectral range (FSR) measurement method is reported. The improved technique results in 1 part in 106 precision. This is believed to be the most precise measurement of FSR.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; laser modes; laser noise; laser variables measurement; optical modulation; Fabry-Perot etalon; Pound-Drever-Hall scheme; high-precision free spectral range measurement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20080647
