研究了在各向异性外腔下微片Nd:YAG激光器调频回馈特性.作为对比,首先给出了在各向同性外腔下调频回馈结果,激光器输出功率的半波条纹数正比于外、内腔长度之比.在回馈外腔中内置一个四分之一波片,激光偏振态发生规律性跳变,每个纵模带宽内的偏振跳变次数正比于外、内腔长之比,相同外腔长下,回馈条纹再次倍频.进行了基于法布里-珀罗腔等效模型的理论分析,结果和实验相符合.此现象在精密测量领域有潜在应用.
Optical feedback characteristics of frequency modulated microchip Nd: YAG lasers with anisotropic external cavity are investigated. With isotropic optical feedback, the modulation frequency of output intensity is proportional to the ratio of external cavity length to internal cavity length. With anisotropic optical feedback, the laser polarization periodically hops between two orthogonal directions with equal bandwidth. The times of polarization flipping in the longitudinal mode bandwidth is proportional to the ratio of external cavity length to internal cavity length, resulting in double frequency of original fringes. The theoretical analysis based on Fabry-Perot cavity equivalent model is in good agreement with the experimental results. The potential applications of this phenomenon in precision measurement are discussed.