Design and initial operation of a 367-m2 rectangular ring laser.
- 20 March 2002
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 41 (9) , 1685-1688
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.41.001685
Abstract
The design and operation of a proof-of-principle rectangular He-Ne ring laser resonator with a cavity perimeter of 77.0 m and an area of ∼367 m2 are described. With unevacuated beam lines this device gave an Earth-induced Sagnac frequency of 1513 Hz, with a relative Allan deviation over 1000 s down to 3 parts per million. The Earth’s rotation provided a bias that eliminated the lock-in susceptibility. The use of increased pressure in the plasma tube facilitated single-mode operation by increasing the homogeneous pressure-broadened linewidth.Keywords
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