Vibration-tolerant narrow-linewidth semiconductor disk laser using novel frequency-stabilisation schemes

Hunter, Craig R. and Jones, Brynmor E. and Schlosser, Peter and Sørensen, Simon Toft and Strain, Michael J. and McKnight, Loyd J. (2018) Vibration-tolerant narrow-linewidth semiconductor disk laser using novel frequency-stabilisation schemes. Proceedings of SPIE, 10515. 105150Q. ISSN 0277-786X (https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2286063)

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Abstract

This paper will present developments in narrow-linewidth semiconductor-disk-laser systems using novel frequency-stabilisation schemes for reduced sensitivity to mechanical vibrations, a critical requirement for mobile applications. Narrow-linewidth single-frequency lasers are required for a range of applications including metrology and high-resolution spectroscopy. Stabilisation of the laser was achieved using a monolithic fibre-optic ring resonator with free spectral range of 181 MHz and finesse of 52 to act as passive reference cavity for the laser. Such a cavity can operate over a broad wavelength range and is immune to a wide band of vibrational frequency noise due to its monolithic implementation. The frequency noise of the locked system has been measured and compared to typical Fabry-Perot-locked lasers using vibration equipment to simulate harsh environments, and analysed here. Locked linewidths of < 40 kHz have been achieved. These developments offer a portable, narrow-linewidth laser system for harsh environments that can be flexibly designed for a range of applications.

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Hunter, Craig R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6272-5814, Jones, Brynmor E., Schlosser, Peter, Sørensen, Simon Toft, Strain, Michael J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9752-3144 and McKnight, Loyd J.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:64545
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    15 February 2018
    Published
    1 October 2017
    Accepted
    Notes:Paper presented at SPIE LASE, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States.
    Keywords:SDL, VECSEL, single-frequency, narrow-linewidth, Stabilisation, ring-resonator, frequency-noise, Optics. Light, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    Subjects:Science > Physics > Optics. Light
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Faculty of Science > Physics > Institute of Photonics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:20 Jun 2018 15:25
    Last modified:28 Mar 2023 09:57
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/64545
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