Active sub-Rayleigh alignment of parallel or antiparallel laser beams.
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We measure and stabilize the relative angle of parallel and antiparallel laser beams to 5 nrad/(square root of)Hz resolution by comparing the phases of radio frequency beat notes on a quadrant photodetector. The absolute accuracy is 5.1 and 2.1 microrad for antiparallel and parallel beams, respectively, which is more than 6 and 16 times below the Rayleigh criterion.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 30 24 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005