Performance analysis of Drever-Hall laser frequency stabilization using a proportional + integral servo

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 532-540

  Mor, Oded ^b,c   Arie, Ady ^a,b,d,e,f  

^a IEEE

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fabry Perot resonators; Feedback systems; Frequency control; Frequency locked loop; Laser stability

Indexed keywords

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FEEDBACK; FLOWCHARTING; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; FREQUENCY STABILITY; OPTICAL RESONATORS;

LASER FREQUENCY STABILIZATION;

LASERS;

EID: 0031120561     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.563380     Document Type: Article

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