Frequency stabilization of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser oscillator with stability better 300 kHz following an rf-sideband scheme

Optics Communications

Volumn 282, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3302-3307

  Ostermeyer, Martin ^a   Waltinger, Thomas ^a   Gregor, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTER FREQUENCY; DIFFRACTION-LIMITED BEAMS; DIODE-PUMPED; FREQUENCY STABILIZATION; HIGH-POWER; LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; ND: YAG; PLANAR RING; POUND-DREVER-HALL TECHNIQUE; PULSE ENERGIES; Q SWITCHED ND:YAG LASER; Q-SWITCHED; REPETITION RATE; RING OSCILLATOR; SAMPLE-AND-HOLD CIRCUITS;

FREQUENCY STABILITY; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL RADAR; Q SWITCHING; RING LASERS; STABILIZATION;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 67649342033     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2009.04.063     Document Type: Article

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