Title :
Intracavity interferometry for displacement measurements in a three mirror linear mode-locked laser
Author :
Zhang, Yule ; Arissian, Ladan ; Diels, Jean-Claude
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM
Abstract :
Intracavity interferometry measurements enables the resolution of displacements as small as 1011 m. The set-up consists in a simple three mirror linear mode-locked laser, with a multiple quantum well in the middle of the cavity
Keywords :
displacement measurement; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; light interferometry; measurement by laser beam; quantum well lasers; displacement measurements; intracavity interferometry; multiple quantum well; three mirror linear mode-locked laser; Displacement measurement; Frequency; Interferometry; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Quantum well devices; Quantum well lasers; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278988