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Laser-Cavity Frequency Locking using Modern Control

S. Z. Sayed Hassen, Elanor H. Huntington, M. R. James, Ian R. Petersen

Published Jan 1, 2007• 5 citations
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Abstract

This paper considers the application of Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) optimal control theory to a problem of cavity locking in quantum optics. Using an equivalence between quantum LQG control and classical LQG control, this problem is reduced to a standard LQG control problem. The cavity locking problem involves controlling the error between the laser frequency and the cavity frequency. A model for the cavity system is set up and an LQG controller is synthesized. The resulting control system implemented on an experimental cavity.

DOI
10.1364/qao.2007.qme13

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