Abstract

Mechanical forces can be converted into electrical signal frequencies at high linearity and precision over a seven-decade range by use of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser and a mixing photodiode. Active signal stabilization of the laser is not required. The observed errors (drift, creep, and hysteresis) are at the lower measuring limit. Diode-pumped Nd:YAG technology offers the chance to realize miniaturized high-accuracy sensors for force and acceleration.

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193-mHz beat linewidth of frequency-stabilized laser-diode-pumped Nd:YAG ring lasers

Noboru Uehara and Ken-ichi Ueda
Opt. Lett. 18(7) 505-507 (1993)

Single-frequency diode-pumped Nd:YAG ring laser with no intracavity elements

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