Ye, J.
and Hall, J.
(1999),
Optical Phase Locking in the Microradian Domain: Potential Applications to NASA Spaceborne Optical Measurements, Optics Letters
(Accessed December 4, 2023)
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Optical Phase Locking in the Microradian Domain: Potential Applications to NASA Spaceborne Optical Measurements
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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
Created December 1, 1999, Updated February 17, 2017