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Optical Phase Locking in the Microradian Domain: Potential Applications to NASA Spaceborne Optical Measurements

Published

Author(s)

Jun Ye, John L. Hall

Abstract

We have constructed and demonstrated a high-performance optical phase-locked loop between two cw ND-YAG lasers. The feedback system is relatively simple, employing only the laser's internal piezoelectric transducer and an external accousto-optic modulator. A residual phase noise of the order of 1 rad between two optical fields is achieved in the locked condition, as is verified by time- and frequency-domain analyses by the two-oscillator approach that is conventionally used in rf measuremnt. Potential applications to NASA space-based optical measurements are discussed.
Citation
Optics Letters
Volume
24
Issue
No. 24
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

high precision measurements, laser frequency stabilization, optical phase lock

Citation

Ye, J. and Hall, J. (1999), Optical Phase Locking in the Microradian Domain: Potential Applications to NASA Spaceborne Optical Measurements, Optics Letters (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created December 1, 1999, Updated February 17, 2017
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