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Feedback stabilization system for pulsed single longitudinal mode tunable lasers

US5054028A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 1989
Grant dateOct 1, 1991
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/143
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A feedback stabilization system for pulse single longitudinal mode tunable lasers having an excited laser medium contained within an adjustable length cavity and producing a laser beam through the use of an internal dispersive element, including detection of angular deviation in the output laser beam resulting from detuning between the cavity mode frequency and the passband of the internal dispersive element, and generating an error signal based thereon. The error signal can be integrated and amplified and then applied as a correcting signal to a piezoelectric transducer mounted on a mirror of the laser cavity for controlling the cavity length.

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