Title :
Allan deviation measurements of a cryogenic all-sapphire Fabry-Perot reference cavity
Author :
Notcutt, M. ; Taylor, C.T. ; Wong, E.K. ; Mann, A.G. ; Blair, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Western Australia Univ., Nedlands, WA, Australia
Abstract :
An all-sapphire Fabry-Perot cavity is temperature controlled in a cryogenic (/spl sim/5 K) environment. The cavity is used as a frequency reference to stabilise the output of a diode pumped Nd:YAG laser. The expected stability is discussed and Allan Deviation measurements presented.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; cryogenics; frequency measurement; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; measurement standards; neodymium; optical modulation; phase modulation; physical instrumentation control; sapphire; solid lasers; temperature control; 5 K; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; Allan deviation measurements; Nd:YAG; Nd:YAl5O12; all-sapphire Fabry-Perot reference cavity; cryogenic environment; diode pumped Nd:YAG laser; feedback; frequency reference; laser output stabilisation; noise sources; phase modulation; servo amplifiers; temperature controlled; temperature fluctuations; Cryogenics; Fabry-Perot; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Mirrors; Optical resonators; Pump lasers; Temperature control; Thermal expansion;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Braunschweig, Germany
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3376-4
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1996.546770
