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A simple technique to achieve active cavity-length stabilisation in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator

A simple technique to achieve active cavity-length stabilisation in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator
A simple technique to achieve active cavity-length stabilisation in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator
The dependence of oscillation wavelength on cavity length in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator provides the basis of a scheme for stabilisation of the cavity length and wavelength. The design and performance of a simple implementation of this scheme via the use of a position-sensitive detector is reported for a lithium triborate optical parametric oscillator. The stabilisation scheme has proved effective over the entire tuning range of the oscillator (0.65 - 2.65µm), giving stability against fluctuations up to 200 Hz, with greatly improved amplitude stability, and allowing smooth wavelength tuning over a signal range of ~5nm.
0030-4018
577-582
Butterworth, S.D.
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Girard, S.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Butterworth, S.D.
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Girard, S.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Butterworth, S.D., Girard, S. and Hanna, D.C. (1996) A simple technique to achieve active cavity-length stabilisation in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator. Optics Communications, 123 (4-6), 577-582. (doi:10.1016/0030-4018(95)00533-1).

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The dependence of oscillation wavelength on cavity length in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator provides the basis of a scheme for stabilisation of the cavity length and wavelength. The design and performance of a simple implementation of this scheme via the use of a position-sensitive detector is reported for a lithium triborate optical parametric oscillator. The stabilisation scheme has proved effective over the entire tuning range of the oscillator (0.65 - 2.65µm), giving stability against fluctuations up to 200 Hz, with greatly improved amplitude stability, and allowing smooth wavelength tuning over a signal range of ~5nm.

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Published date: 1 February 1996

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Local EPrints ID: 78382
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78382
ISSN: 0030-4018
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Author: S.D. Butterworth
Author: S. Girard
Author: D.C. Hanna

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