ATE59738T1 - Ueberwachung und steuerung der stabilitaet einer strahlungsquelle. - Google Patents

Ueberwachung und steuerung der stabilitaet einer strahlungsquelle.

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ATE59738T1
ATE59738T1 AT87300692T AT87300692T ATE59738T1 AT E59738 T1 ATE59738 T1 AT E59738T1 AT 87300692 T AT87300692 T AT 87300692T AT 87300692 T AT87300692 T AT 87300692T AT E59738 T1 ATE59738 T1 AT E59738T1
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Prior art keywords
laser
frequencies
reference beam
sources
local
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AT87300692T
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Inventor
Keith Henderson Cameron
David William Smith
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British Telecomm
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Priority claimed from GB868602016A external-priority patent/GB8602016D0/en
Priority claimed from GB868602015A external-priority patent/GB8602015D0/en
Application filed by British Telecomm filed Critical British Telecomm
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Publication of ATE59738T1 publication Critical patent/ATE59738T1/de

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/0014—Measuring characteristics or properties thereof
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F2/00—Demodulating light; Transferring the modulation of modulated light; Frequency-changing of light
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/13—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
    • H01S3/139—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length
    • H01S3/1394—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length by using an active reference, e.g. second laser, klystron or other standard frequency source
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J9/00—Measuring optical phase difference; Determining degree of coherence; Measuring optical wavelength
    • G01J9/02—Measuring optical phase difference; Determining degree of coherence; Measuring optical wavelength by interferometric methods
    • G01J9/0246—Measuring optical wavelength
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J9/00—Measuring optical phase difference; Determining degree of coherence; Measuring optical wavelength
    • G01J9/04—Measuring optical phase difference; Determining degree of coherence; Measuring optical wavelength by beating two waves of a same source but of different frequency and measuring the phase shift of the lower frequency obtained
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/06—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
    • H01S5/068—Stabilisation of laser output parameters
    • H01S5/0683—Stabilisation of laser output parameters by monitoring the optical output parameters
    • H01S5/0687—Stabilising the frequency of the laser

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Power Steering Mechanism (AREA)
  • Stabilization Of Oscillater, Synchronisation, Frequency Synthesizers (AREA)
  • Spectrometry And Color Measurement (AREA)
  • Channel Selection Circuits, Automatic Tuning Circuits (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Input Circuits Of Receivers And Coupling Of Receivers And Audio Equipment (AREA)
  • Noise Elimination (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)
  • General Induction Heating (AREA)
AT87300692T 1986-01-28 1987-01-27 Ueberwachung und steuerung der stabilitaet einer strahlungsquelle. ATE59738T1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB868602016A GB8602016D0 (en) 1986-01-28 1986-01-28 Frequency locking radiation beams
GB868602015A GB8602015D0 (en) 1986-01-28 1986-01-28 Monitoring & controlling radiation source stability
EP87300692A EP0235920B1 (de) 1986-01-28 1987-01-27 Überwachung und Steuerung der Stabilität einer Strahlungsquelle

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ATE59738T1 true ATE59738T1 (de) 1991-01-15

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AT87300691T ATE56320T1 (de) 1986-01-28 1987-01-27 Frequenzgekoppelte strahlenbuendel.

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US (2) US4817100A (de)
EP (2) EP0235920B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH0831648B2 (de)
AT (2) ATE59738T1 (de)
CA (2) CA1320532C (de)
DE (2) DE3764672D1 (de)
ES (2) ES2018258B3 (de)
GR (2) GR3000840T3 (de)
WO (2) WO1987004571A1 (de)

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ATE56320T1 (de) 1990-09-15
ES2018258B3 (es) 1991-04-01
US4955026A (en) 1990-09-04
EP0235920A1 (de) 1987-09-09
DE3766850D1 (de) 1991-02-07
DE3764672D1 (de) 1990-10-11
US4817100A (en) 1989-03-28
EP0235920B1 (de) 1991-01-02
JPH0831648B2 (ja) 1996-03-27
ES2020559B3 (es) 1991-08-16
CA1278023C (en) 1990-12-18
JPS63502391A (ja) 1988-09-08
EP0235919B1 (de) 1990-09-05
WO1987004571A1 (en) 1987-07-30
CA1320532C (en) 1993-07-20
GR3000840T3 (en) 1991-11-15
GR3001346T3 (en) 1992-08-31
WO1987004572A1 (en) 1987-07-30
EP0235919A1 (de) 1987-09-09

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