Simultaneously suppressing frequency and intensity noise in a Nd:YAG nonplanar ring oscillator by means of the current-lock technique.
We show that frequency and intensity noise in a Nd:YAG laser are correlated to a high degree and can be traced to the same underlying cause, namely, power fluctuations of the pump source. Because of this correlation, simultaneous suppression of frequency and intensity noise by 30 dB is achieved by means of a single actuator, the pump power.
Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut), Abteilung Spektroskopie, Universität Hannover, Callinstrasse 38, D-30167 Hannover, Germany. michele.heurs@aei.mpg.de
Michèle
M
Heurs
Volker M
VM
Quetschke
Benno
B
Willke
Karsten
K
Danzmann
Ingo
I
Freitag