Fizeau wavemeter for pulsed laser wavelength measurement

1984; Optica Publishing Group; Volume: 23; Issue: 21 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1364/ao.23.003862

ISSN

0003-6935

Autores

Mark B. Morris, T. J. McIlrath, James Snyder,

Tópico(s)

Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation

Resumo

A Fizeau wavelength meter optimized for use with pulsed laser sources has been developed and characterize which demonstrates a cw resolution better than 2 parts in 107 and a pulsed resolution better than 1 part in 106. The static optical design is based on a Fizeau wedge interferometer, which together with spatial filtering and collimating optics is used to produce a pattern of parallel fringes which is imaged on a linear photodiode array and analyzed by a minicomputer. We describe a series of cw and pulsed measurements of various narrowband laser sources and examine the particular difficulties involved in pulsed laser measurements with the wavemeter.

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