A COMPACT INJECTION-LOCKED ND-YAG LASER FOR GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE DETECTION

Authors
OTTAWAY DJ VEITCH PJ HAMILTON MW HOLLITT C MUDGE D MUNCH J
Citation
Dj. Ottaway et al., A COMPACT INJECTION-LOCKED ND-YAG LASER FOR GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE DETECTION, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 34(10), 1998, pp. 2006-2009
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
34
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2006 - 2009
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1998)34:10<2006:ACINLF>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We have designed and characterized a diode-pumped injection-locked Nd: YAG laser suitable for precision metrology. The laser uses a simple si de-pumped laser architecture and is compact, efficient, stable, and sc alable. The frequency stability of the injection-locked slave laser is shown to be limited by the monolithic master oscillator and its inten sity noise is 4 x 10(-6) Hz(-1/2) at 1 kHz.