HIGH-COHERENCE DIODE-LASER WITH OPTICAL F EEDBACK VIA A MICROCAVITY WITH WHISPERING-GALLERY MODES

Authors
VASILEV VV VELICHANSKY VL GORODETSKY ML ILCHENKO VS HOLLBERG L YAROVITSKY AV
Citation
Vv. Vasilev et al., HIGH-COHERENCE DIODE-LASER WITH OPTICAL F EEDBACK VIA A MICROCAVITY WITH WHISPERING-GALLERY MODES, Kvantovaa elektronika, 23(8), 1996, pp. 675-676
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Kvantovaa elektronika → ACNP
ISSN journal
03687147
Volume
23
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
675 - 676
Database
ISI
SICI code
0368-7147(1996)23:8<675:HDWOFE>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Narrowing of the linewidth of a diode laser was achieved by an externa l high-Q microcavity, which was a fused silica sphere 370 mu m in diam eter. Coupling of the radiation in and out, and matching to a 'whisper ing gallery' mode of this sphere, were ensured by the method of frustr ated total internal reflection. Optical feedback was provided by the R ayleigh scattering. The width of the beat-note spectra of the investig ated and reference lasers did not exceed 100 kHz.