LabVIEW-based laser frequency stabilization system with phase-sensitive detection servo loop for Doppler LIDAR applications

Optical Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Smith, John A ^a   Chu, Xinzhao ^a   Huang, Wentao ^a   Wiig, Johannes ^a   Brown, Archie T ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b Triad Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Labview; Laser frequency stabilization; Lidar; Lock in amplifier; Phase sensitive detection; Saturation absorption spectroscopy; Wavelength modulation

Indexed keywords

LABVIEW; LASER FREQUENCY STABILIZATION; LIDAR; LOCK-IN AMPLIFIER; PHASE-SENSITIVE DETECTION; SATURATION-ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; WAVELENGTH MODULATION;

ABSORPTION; DOPPLER EFFECT; FREQUENCY STABILITY; LASERS; OPTICAL RADAR; RESONANCE; STABILIZATION; SYSTEM STABILITY; WIND EFFECTS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 70349696859     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3013257     Document Type: Article

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