Frequency locking a laser to an optical cavity by use of spatial mode interference
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 24 (21), 1499-1501
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.24.001499
Abstract
We present a novel technique to frequency lock a laser to an optical cavity. This technique, tilt locking, utilizes a misalignment of the laser with respect to the cavity to produce a nonresonant spatial mode. By observing the interference between the carrier and the spatial mode one can obtain a quantum-noise-limited frequency discriminator. Tilt locking offers a number of potential benefits over existing locking schemes, including low cost, high sensitivity, and simple implementation.Keywords
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