A simple technique for accurate and complete characterisation of a Fabry-Perot cavity
Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 24, pp. 21935-21943 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.021935
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Abstract
It has become a significant challenge to accurately characterise the properties of recently developed very high finesse optical resonators (F>106). A similar challenge is encountered when trying to measure the properties of cavities in which either the probing laser or the cavity length is intrinsically unstable. We demonstrate in this article the means by which the finesse, mode-matching, free spectral range, mirror transmissions and dispersion may be measured easily and accurately even when the laser or cavity has a relatively poor intrinsic frequency stability.
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OCIS Codes
(120.0120) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology
(140.0140) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers and laser optics
ToC Category:
Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology
History
Original Manuscript: September 25, 2009
Revised Manuscript: November 12, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: November 12, 2009
Published: November 16, 2009
Citation
C. R. Locke, D. Stuart, E. N. Ivanov, and A. N. Luiten, "A simple technique for accurate and complete characterisation of a Fabry-Perot cavity," Opt. Express 17, 21935-21943 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-24-21935
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