Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 29, Issue 2, 437(2009)
Real-Time Mode Hopping Detection on Narrow Line-Width Laser Source Based on Unbalanced Fiber Interferometer
Random mode hopping in narrow line-width lasers is a significant factor that affects the stability of the optical system. Narrow line-width lasers always have long resonantor length and small intervals between two neighbor modes. A new method of detecting mode hopping based on unbalanced fiber interferometer for very narrow line-width laser is proposed. It transforms the mode hopping process to the phase change of the unbalanced interferometer. Phase generated carrier (PGC) modulation-demodulation technique has been used to detect the phase signal. This method has high sensitivity and can be used in long time and real-time observation with better effects than Fabry-Perot interferometer. It can also be used in measuring the line-width (~kHz) of the laser, and gives a good testing method to improve the performance of the laser source.
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Liang Xun, Yao Qiong, Hu Yongming, Xiong Shuidong, Hu Zhengliang, Rao Wei. Real-Time Mode Hopping Detection on Narrow Line-Width Laser Source Based on Unbalanced Fiber Interferometer[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2009, 29(2): 437