Frequency stabilization of a monolithic Nd:YAG ring laser by controlling the power of the laser-diode pump source

B. Willke; S. Brozek; K. Danzmann; V. Quetschke; S. Gossler

doi:10.1364/OL.25.001019

Frequency stabilization of a monolithic Nd:YAG ring laser by controlling the power of the laser-diode pump source

B. Willke^*
, S. Brozek
, K. Danzmann
, V. Quetschke
, S. Gossler

^*Corresponding author for this work

Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ)

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Abstract

The frequency of a 700-mW monolithic nonplanar Nd:YAG ring laser (NPRO) depends, with a large coupling coefficient (megahertz per milliwatt), on the power of its laser-diode pump source. Using this effect, we demonstrate frequency stabilization of a NPRO to a frequency reference by feeding back to the current of its pump diodes. We achieved an error-point frequency noise smaller than 1 mHz/√Hz and, simultaneously, a reduction of the power noise of the NPRO by 10 dB without an additional power-stabilization feedback system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1019-1021
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics letters
Volume	25
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.25.001019
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2000

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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