DocumentCode
750160
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
Volume
26
Issue
10
fYear
2008
fDate
5/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1317
Lastpage
1322
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.2008.917077
Filename
4542906
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