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.
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Butterworth, S.D.
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Girard, S.
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Hanna, D.C.
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1 February 1996
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), .
(doi:10.1016/0030-4018(95)00533-1).
Abstract
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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ISSN: 0030-4018
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