Abstract
Conversion of laser frequency noise to amplitude noise via interaction with a resonant medium is described. Both experiment and theory show an asymmetric M-shaped noise intensity as a function of laser frequency. We also observe features corresponding to ground state atomic hyperfine structure in the rf spectrum of the noise for the case of K vapor. A calculation of the intensity correlation function of the transmitted light yields an rf spectrum which has the qualitative features observed in the experiment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 158-162 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Optics Communications |
Volume | 146 |
Issue number | 1-6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Jan 1998 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The support of the US–Israel Binational Science Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.
Funding
The support of the US–Israel Binational Science Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.
Funders | Funder number |
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US-Israel Binational Science Foundation |