SSFLC Polarization Switch for Zeeman Laser Stabilization Loop

Ferroeleciric liquid crystals (FLC) as light modulators in the stabilization system of a Zeeman laser increase the quality of stabilization due to the high switching speed and make the whole system very compact. We analyze the operation of the optical part of such a stabilization system and derive o...

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Published in:Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 1999-08, Vol.331 (1), p.245-259
Main Authors: Muravski, Anatoli, Konovalov, Viktor, Yakovenko, Sergei, Matuszczyk, Tomasz, Matuszczyk, Marek, Lagerwall, Sven T., D'alessandro, Antonio, Campoli, Federico, Maltese, Paolo, Rzepka, Janusz, Pienkowski, Janusz, Sambor, Slawomir, Machehin, Yuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Display devices, liquid-crystal devices
Exact sciences and technology
frequency stabilization
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Gas lasers including excimer and metal-vapor lasers
He-Ne Zeeman laser
Lasers
Optical elements, devices, and systems
Optical processors, correlators, and modulators
Optics
Physics
surface stabilized liquid crystal
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Summary:Ferroeleciric liquid crystals (FLC) as light modulators in the stabilization system of a Zeeman laser increase the quality of stabilization due to the high switching speed and make the whole system very compact. We analyze the operation of the optical part of such a stabilization system and derive optimum values of the FLC cell parameters. Properties of available liquid crystals and their temperature dependence are considered as well as, in particular, the influence of a slight ellipticily of the laser radiation.
ISSN:1058-725X
DOI:10.1080/10587259908047522