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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2004.15.6.569

Frequency and power stabilization of radio frequency excited CO2 laser using photoacoustic effect  

Choi, Jong-Woon (Department of Information and Communication, Honam University)
Yu, Moon-Jong (Department of Information and Communication, Honam University)
Woo, Sam-Yong (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
Suh, Ho-Suhng (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.15, no.6, 2004 , pp. 569-574 More about this Journal
Abstract
We stabilized the frequency and power of a CW radio-frequency-excited $CO_2$ laser on the peak of the Doppler broadened gain curve using the photoacoustic effect generated from the laser itself. The condenser microphone is installed in the radio frequency discharge chamber to detect a photoacoustic signal. The photoacoustic signal is fed to a lock-in stabilizer as a reference signal for stabilization. The frequency stability is estimated to be better then 5.4${\times}$10$^{-8}$ at the P(20) line. The stabilized output variation was reduced 9.3%, compared to 100% for a free running laser.
Keywords
RF excited; $CO_2$ laser; photoacoustic effect; frequency stabilization;
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