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A tunable Fabry-Perot cavity stabilized via a mechanically connected shearing interferometer

  • Raju Bhai Kc
  • , Gary R. Lander
  • , Cainan Nichols
  • , Jaxon Lee
  • , Edward B. Flagg

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Abstract

A tunable Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) can be used for high-resolution spectral measurements with precise control of the distance between the two FPI mirrors, which can be accomplished via feedback. We mechanically connect the FPI cavity mirrors to those of a shearing interferometer (SI) that is actively stabilized by a simple and inexpensive optical feedback method comprising a single HeNe laser, photodiode array, and Arduino microprocessor. The FPI transmission frequency can be held constant to within a standard deviation of 0.35 GHz for wavelengths in the near infra-red range. Scans of the transmission frequency are repeatable with a standard deviation of 0.11 GHz.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhotonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures XII
EditorsAli Adibi, Shawn-Yu Lin, Axel Scherer
PublisherUnknown Publisher
ISBN (Electronic)9781510648913
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
EventPhotonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures XII 2022 -
Duration: Jan 1 2022 → …

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12010
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferencePhotonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures XII 2022
Period01/1/22 → …

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