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A frequency stabilisation system for an argon laser is described, incorporating a fast piezoelectrically driven laser mirror and an extracavity electro-optic phase shifter. We show that results obtained with this method are potentially as good as those reported from systems which use fast intra-cavity modulators. This technique avoids the loss associated with an intra-cavity device, thus allowing higher power output, and so making it an attractive alternative to present stabilisation systems.
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Kerr, G.A., Robertson, N.A., Hough, J. et al. The fast frequency stabilisation of an argon laser to an optical resonator using an extra-cavity electro-optic modulator. Appl. Phys. B 37, 11–16 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00691687
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