title: Microcomputer stabilization of a Fabry-Perot interferometer.
abstract: Fabry-Perot interferometers typically require some form of active stabilization system for long-term operation. A stabilization system based on a microcomputer is described which is able to maintain the finesse of a plane parallel Fabry-Perot interferometer for long periods of time. The microcomputer takes the place of the multichannel analyzer, ramp generator, and stabilizer of a conventionally stabilized system. Sample data illustrating the operation of the system on the Brillouin spectrum of fused silica, with and without computer corrections, are included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Wood