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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Applicant:
Bruce Tiemann, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventor:
Bruce Tiemann, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed that enable lasers to be stabilized in frequency to a high precision while simultaneously enabling rapid re-acquisition of stabilization control loops in the event of frequency locking loss. The principle of operation is to incorporate two etalons, one having a high finesse for frequency high stability, and one having a low finesse for wide error signal locking range, and electronics that pass control between two control systems in such a manner that any loss of frequency locking is rapidly re-acquired.