FREQUENCY-STABLE LASER SOURCE OPERATING IN 1 MICROMETER REGION

LASERS OPERATING WITH WAVELENGTHS NEAR 1 MICROMETER MAY HAVE MANY USES FROM LASER RADAR SOURCES TO COMMUNICATIONS LINKS. THEY NEED SOLID-STATE CONSTRUCTION, SMALL SIZE, AND GOOD OUTPUT POWER. THEIR MAIN LIMITATION OF ADEQUATE FREQUENCY STABILITY, LASER SCIENCE, INC. IS DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING A FREQUENCY-STABILIZATION SERVO. THIS ADD-ON SERVO WILL CONTROL THE LASER FREQUENCY OF INEXPENSIVE LASER SOURCES AT FAR LESS COST THAN CONSTRUCTING AN INTRINSICALLY STABLE LASER. THE FREQUENCY-STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGY, ALREADY DEMONSTRATED BY LASER SCIENCE, INC., AT LONGER WAVELENGTHS, CAN BE PACKAGED IN A COMPACT, RUGGED DESIGN SUITABLE FOR FIELD USE.