TY - JOUR
AU - John Hall
AU - Jun Ye
AU - L.-S. Ma
AB - We present detailed considerations on the achievable sensitivity in the measurement of birefringence using
a high finesse optical cavity, emphasizing techniques based on frequency metrology. Alternative approaches of
laser locking and cavity measurement techniques are discussed and demonstrated. High-precision measurements
of the cavity mirror birefringence have led to the interesting observations of photorefractive activities on
mirror surfaces.
BT - Physical Review A
DA - 2000-06
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.62.013815
N2 - We present detailed considerations on the achievable sensitivity in the measurement of birefringence using
a high finesse optical cavity, emphasizing techniques based on frequency metrology. Alternative approaches of
laser locking and cavity measurement techniques are discussed and demonstrated. High-precision measurements
of the cavity mirror birefringence have led to the interesting observations of photorefractive activities on
mirror surfaces.
PY - 2000
T2 - Physical Review A
TI - Measurement of mirror birefringence at the sub-ppm level: Proposed application to a test of QED
VL - 62
SN - 1050-2947
ER -