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Frequency fluctuations of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG ring laserThe spectral density of the frequency fluctuations of a diode-pumped single-mode monolithic Nd:YAG ring laser was measured by locking a Fabry-Perot resonator to the laser frequency. The fluctuations approach the limit due to spontaneous emission (the Schawlow-Townes limit) at frequencies above 80 kHz. The inherent frequency stability of these lasers makes them attractive as a potential light source for gravitational-wave interferometers.
Document ID
19890066791
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Fritschel, Peter
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Jeffries, Andrew
(MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)
Kane, Thomas J.
(Lightwave Electronics Mountain View, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
September 15, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Optics Letters
Volume: 14
ISSN: 0146-9592
Subject Category
Lasers And Masers
Accession Number
89A54162
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-999
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF PHY-85-04836
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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