Solid-state laser intensity stabilization at the 10^-8 level

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Authors

D. J. Ottaway · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

M. E. Zucker · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Rainer Weiß · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

R. Abbott · California Institute of Technology

Abstract

A high-power, low-noise photodetector, in conjunction with a current shunt actuator, is used in an ac-coupled servo to stabilize the intensity of a 10-W cw Nd:YAG laser. A relative intensity noise of 1 x 10(-8) Hz(-1/2) at 10 Hz is achieved.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Advanced Frequency and Time Standards Geophysics and Sensor Technology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Optics Letters

Volume 29, Issue 16, pp. 1876-1876

DOI: 10.1364/ol.29.001876

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