Reflective high-finesse interferometers as effective intrapulse laser frequency stabilizers
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma, P. le A. Moro 2, 00185 Rome (Italy)
- Comitato Nazionale Energia Nucleare ed Energie Alternative, Centro Ricerche Energia Casaccia, Laboratorio Film Sottili, Via Anguillarese 301, 00100 Rome (Italy)
The effect of optical cavity length perturbations on the intrapulse frequency stability of laser cavities terminating in reflective multipass interferometers is investigated. We demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally, in a long-pulse single-mode TEA CO{sub 2} laser, that intrapulse frequency chirping can be strongly reduced by using relatively long high-finesse interferometers. These results can be applied to the design of single-mode lasers with negligible chirping.
- OSTI ID:
- 6733691
- Journal Information:
- Optics Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Optics Letters; (USA) Vol. 15:12; ISSN OPLED; ISSN 0146-9592
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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