Fiber-coupling-operated orthogonal-linear-polarization Nd: YAG microchip laser: Photothermal beat-frequency stabilization and interferometric displacement measurement application

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 453-458

  Yoshino, Toshihiko ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Kawata, Mitsuhiro ^a   Qimude, Bou ^a   Hayashi, Michiaki ^a   Takahashi, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^e IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^g OSA ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; FEEDBACK CONTROL; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THERMAL STRESS;

INTERFEROMETRIC DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOTHERMAL BEAT FREQUENCY STABILIZATION;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0032022182     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.661375     Document Type: Review

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