Wavelength stabilization and control of the emission of pulsed dye lasers by means of a multibeam Fizeau interferometer

Abstract

An interferometric system to stabilize and control the emission wavelength of pulsed dye lasers with nanosecond or microsecond pulse duration has been constructed and tested during routine lidar field experiments. Switching between predetermined wavelengths can also be performed within short time intervals (1 s). The effective resolution of the system is 4 x 106.