Investigation in acousto-optic laser stabilization for crystal resonator-based optoelectronic oscillators

Patrice Salzenstein; Vitaly B. Voloshinov; Arseniy S. Trushin

doi:10.1117/1.OE.52.2.024603

6 February 2013 Investigation in acousto-optic laser stabilization for crystal resonator-based optoelectronic oscillators

Patrice Salzenstein, Vitaly B. Voloshinov, Arseniy S. Trushin

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 52, Issue 2, 024603 (February 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.52.2.024603

Abstract

Potentialities are investigated for using acousto-optic cells based on a TeO₂ crystal to stabilize a microwave signal generated by an optoelectronic oscillator. Bulk acoustic waves at two radio frequencies (RF) near 60 MHz are launched in the two identical cells providing a required locking on of a microwave signal. Differences between RF signals are up to 400 kHz to follow quality factor of the optic resonator typically in the range of 5×10⁸ . Critical alignment of the two cells is performed thanks to an extraordinary polarized laser beam launched at a very low Bragg angle of light incidence. Moreover, the system is operating for any resonator to be inserted into the optoelectronic oscillator with a Q factor in the range of 2×10⁷ −10 ¹¹ .

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Patrice Salzenstein, Vitaly B. Voloshinov, and Arseniy S. Trushin "Investigation in acousto-optic laser stabilization for crystal resonator-based optoelectronic oscillators," Optical Engineering 52(2), 024603 (6 February 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.52.2.024603

Published: 6 February 2013

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