Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 4, 0404002(2022)

New Method for Measuring Laser Wavelength Stability by Using Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave Interferometer

Yuan Guo1, Gang Zheng1、*, Qiming Sheng2, Mengdi Nie1, Lang Bai1, and Yuan Han2
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  • 1School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710021, China
  • 2School of Electronic Information Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710021, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    FMCW interferometric optical path
    Waveforms of sawtooth modulated signal and beat signal of FMCW interferometer
    Schematic of measurement system
    Flow chart of wavelength drift demodulation algorithm
    Experimental device
    Thermal insulation stability of F-P cavity
    Theoretical wavelength drift
    Measured wavelength drifts under different cavity lengths
    Test of wavelength stability by spectrometer
    Test of wavelength stability by FMCW interferometric cavity
    • Table 1. Performance comparison among FMCW interferometric cavity measurement method and existing measurement methods

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      Table 1. Performance comparison among FMCW interferometric cavity measurement method and existing measurement methods

      Measurement methodRelative measurement resolutionMeasuring time
      Optical beating method±1×10-9-±1×10-140.11.0 s
      Interference comparator1×10-81 s15 min
      Method using specific wavelength-sensitive material properties1×10-70.11.0 s
      FMCW interferometric cavity measurement method1.02×10-80.02 s
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    Yuan Guo, Gang Zheng, Qiming Sheng, Mengdi Nie, Lang Bai, Yuan Han. New Method for Measuring Laser Wavelength Stability by Using Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave Interferometer[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(4): 0404002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Measurement and metrology

    Received: May. 26, 2021

    Accepted: Jul. 8, 2021

    Published Online: Jan. 18, 2022

    The Author Email: Zheng Gang (zhengg@xatu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.0404002

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