The State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instrument, Department of Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Abstract In this paper, we propose a semi-classical theory to successfully explain the polarization flipping in a single frequency laser. An experimental setup is built to verify this theory. The observed experimental phenomena are consistent with the theoretical analysis. We perform phase retardation measurements of birefringent components using this experimental system. The results show that the measurement repeatability is 0.12° and the measurement accuracy is 0.22°.
Fund: Project supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of (Grant No. 61036016) and the Scientific and Technological Achievements Transformation and Industrialization Project of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, China.
Chen Wen-Xue (陈文学), Zhang Shu-Lian (张书练), Zhang Peng (张鹏), Zeng Zhao-Li (曾召利) Semi-classical theory and experimental research for polarization flipping in a single frequency laser with feedback effect 2012 Chin. Phys. B 21 090301
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