AUTOMATED PHASE SENSING AND CONTROL OF AN EXTERNAL TALBOT CAVITY LASER WITH PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING

被引:1
作者
EHLERT, JC
CASSARLY, B
CHAKMAKJIAN, SH
FINLAN, JM
FLOOD, KM
WAARTS, RG
NAM, D
WELCH, DF
机构
[1] LSA INC, EXTON, PA 19341 USA
[2] SPECTRA DIODE LABS, SAN JOSE, CA 95134 USA
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 24期
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D O I
10.1364/AO.33.005550
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe a novel phase-sensing and control system, based on phase-contrast imaging, operating within a linear external cavity laser consisting of 18 GaAlAs edge-emitting gain stripes. The system is used to achieve single-spatial-mode operation and diffraction-limited output from the linear cavity, which uses diffractive coupling at a Talbot plane to achieve coherent operation.
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页码:5550 / 5556
页数:7
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