AU2000279941A1 - High precision wavelength monitor for tunable laser systems - Google Patents

High precision wavelength monitor for tunable laser systems

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AU2000279941A1
AU2000279941A1 AU2000279941A AU7994100A AU2000279941A1 AU 2000279941 A1 AU2000279941 A1 AU 2000279941A1 AU 2000279941 A AU2000279941 A AU 2000279941A AU 7994100 A AU7994100 A AU 7994100A AU 2000279941 A1 AU2000279941 A1 AU 2000279941A1
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high precision
tunable laser
laser systems
wavelength monitor
precision wavelength
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AU2000279941A
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Brooks Childers
Mark Froggatt
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GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES REPRESENTED BY ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL AERONAUTICS
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA
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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
    • H01S5/06—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
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01S3/1305—Feedback control systems
    • 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
    • H01S3/136—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling devices placed within the cavity
    • H01S3/137—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling devices placed within the cavity for stabilising of frequency

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Spectrometry And Color Measurement (AREA)
  • Instruments For Measurement Of Length By Optical Means (AREA)

Abstract

A solid-state apparatus for tracking the wavelength of a laser emission has a power splitter that divides the laser emission into at least three equal components. Differing phase shifts are detected and processed to track variations of the laser emission.
AU2000279941A 2000-08-22 2000-10-05 High precision wavelength monitor for tunable laser systems Abandoned AU2000279941A1 (en)

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US09648529 2000-08-22
US09/648,529 US6426496B1 (en) 2000-08-22 2000-08-22 High precision wavelength monitor for tunable laser systems
PCT/US2000/027454 WO2002016896A1 (en) 2000-08-22 2000-10-05 High precision wavelength monitor for tunable laser systems

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EP (1) EP1311814B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE360803T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2000279941A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2420299C (en)
DE (1) DE60034600T2 (en)
WO (1) WO2002016896A1 (en)

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EP1311814B1 (en) 2007-04-25
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CA2420299A1 (en) 2002-02-28
EP1311814A1 (en) 2003-05-21
DE60034600T2 (en) 2007-12-27
US6426496B1 (en) 2002-07-30
DE60034600D1 (en) 2007-06-06
ATE360803T1 (en) 2007-05-15

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