| 摘要 |
For measuring a laser frequency electronic signals can be generated by means of optical interferometers, especially Michelson, Mach-Zehnder and Fabry-Perot interferometers. These signals present profiles with a variation of the laser frequency which are practically identical but shifted in phase by 90°. It is common to generate such phase-shifted signals for frequency measurement in various systems, e.g. by means of a sigmameter, which present, however, disadvantages on account of the great number of the necessary high-quality optical components. The inventive method is based on the analysis of transmission and reflection signals of a Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) wherein the signals are obtained from two component beams (PBA and PBB) which are passed through slightly different path lengths within the interferometer. These differences in the length of the optical paths are so selected by different angles of incidence of the component beams into the Fabry-Perot interferometer or by an appropriate shape of the interferometer that the required 90° phase shift is adjusted between the detected intensity signals. From these signals electronic signals can be obtained for detection and also for a rapid correction of the laser frequency.
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