Tunable optical microwave source using spatially resolved laser eigenstates

被引：60
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作者：
Brunel, M
Bretenaker, F
LeFloch, A
机构：
[1] Laboratoire d'Electronique Quantique-Physique des Lasers, Unité Associée, Campus de Beaulieu
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 1997年 / 22卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.22.000384
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
A two-propagation-axis solid-state laser is shown to provide a widely tunable optical microwave source. The spatial separation of the laser eigenstates is shown to enable an etalon to act as a coarse tuner, forcing oscillation in any nonadjacent cavity modes. The frequency difference between opposite helicoidal eigenstates operating in nonadjacent cavity modes can then be tuned continuously. The beat note from such a solid-state laser is shown to vary from de to 26 GHz, i.e., 30 times the laser free-spectral range, and is limited only by the free-spectral range of the etalon. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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页码：384 / 386
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