HIGH-RESOLUTION LINE-Q MEASUREMENTS OF VELOCITY-SELECTIVE NONLINEAR FARADAY-ROTATION IN RB VAPOR

Authors
LEE WD HEURING JJ CAMPBELL JC BUELL WF DAVIS CL
Citation
Wd. Lee et al., HIGH-RESOLUTION LINE-Q MEASUREMENTS OF VELOCITY-SELECTIVE NONLINEAR FARADAY-ROTATION IN RB VAPOR, Applied physics letters, 63(8), 1993, pp. 1026-1028
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
63
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1026 - 1028
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1993)63:8<1026:HLMOVN>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Optical feedback from velocity-selective nonlinear Faraday rotation in alkali metal vapors has been shown to be an effective technique for s imultaneously stabilizing the frequency and reducing the linewidth of AlxGa1-xAs/GaAs lasers. The ultimate frequency stability of such a las er is limited by the quality factor Q=nu0/DELTAnu of this frequency re ference. In this letter we report the measurement of Q=6X10(6) for opt ical feedback from velocity-selective nonlinear Faraday rotation in Rb vapor.