Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 29, Issue 10, 2822(2009)

External Optical Cavity Locked by Laser Frequency

Li Chuanliang*, Deng Lunhua, Yang Xiaohua, and Chen Yangqin
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    With the peak-seeking servo-controlled technology based on a residual error,an external optical cavity can keep in resonance with the frequency of Ti-sapphire laser in the experiment. The servo loop uses a piezoelectric transducer (PZT) as a modulator,which modulates the intensity of the transmitted light passing through the cavity. The servo signal is obtained from the lock-in amplifier,then it is amplified by a high voltage amplifier,which adjusts the length of the cavity according to the laser frequency. In this approach,the resonant frequency of the cavity can be locked to the laser frequency for a long time as the laser operates in a fixed frequency and the relative fluctuation of output power from the cavity is lower than 2%. When the frequency of the laser scans,the cavity is also capable to follow the variation of laser frequency automatically in an uninterrupted range of 2 GHz.

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    Li Chuanliang, Deng Lunhua, Yang Xiaohua, Chen Yangqin. External Optical Cavity Locked by Laser Frequency[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2009, 29(10): 2822

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Dec. 12, 2008

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 19, 2009

    The Author Email: Chuanliang Li (51060602031@student.ecnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/aos20092910.2822

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