Rapid spatio-temporal beam oscillation by transverse mode-locking in an empty Pound-Drever-Hall stabilized resonator

Michael Zwilich; Florian Schepers; Carsten Fallnich

doi:10.1117/12.2692276

13 March 2024 Rapid spatio-temporal beam oscillation by transverse mode-locking in an empty Pound-Drever-Hall stabilized resonator

Michael Zwilich, Florian Schepers, Carsten Fallnich

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume PC12901, Complex Light and Optical Forces XVIII; PC129010L (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2692276
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2024, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Rapid beam scanning as a consequence of transverse mode-locking (TML) is demonstrated by mode conversion in an empty optical resonator. Phase-locked spectral components of an incident beam are matched to transverse mode resonances of the conversion resonator. This way, a TML beam is generated by simultaneous transmission of all spectral components. This can also be understood as conversion of a longitudinal mode-locked to a transverse mode-locked state, or equivalently, conversion from temporal amplitude modulation to spatial beam scanning. The Pound-Drever-Hall (PDH) scheme is used to stabilize the incident beam's optical frequencies to a compound transverse mode resonance, showing that continuous emission of a well-defined transverse mode-locked state is possible.

Conference Presentation

Citation Download Citation

Michael Zwilich, Florian Schepers, and Carsten Fallnich "Rapid spatio-temporal beam oscillation by transverse mode-locking in an empty Pound-Drever-Hall stabilized resonator", Proc. SPIE PC12901, Complex Light and Optical Forces XVIII, PC129010L (13 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2692276

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available