High-finesse measurements at low temperatures
Abstract
High-reflectivity supermirrors were used to produce a Fabry-Perot cavity that operated at cryogenic temperatures. The best finesse below 80 K was found to be 19,000 and remained constant down to 4.2 K.
- Publication:
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Applied Optics
- Pub Date:
- September 1991
- DOI:
- 10.1364/AO.30.003560
- Bibcode:
- 1991ApOpt..30.3560R
- Keywords:
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- Cryogenic Temperature;
- Fineness Ratio;
- Laser Cavities;
- Mirrors;
- Optical Resonators;
- Thermal Expansion;
- Lasing;
- Low Temperature Environments;
- Instrumentation and Photography;
- FABRY-PEROT;
- MIRRORS