Lasers for cost-effective length metrology

Zaber Technologies的业务建立在开发和制造精密定位设备的基础上，这些设备被广泛应用于各种应用和市场，包括光子学和光学、生命科学、显微镜和工业自动化。为了加强他们的产品线，Zaber希望创建一个基于嵌入式激光干涉仪的线性工作台，以提供更高水平的精确度和精确度。由于没有商业上可行的激光光源用于这种应用，本研究计划旨在研究为这种应用设计的一种新的专用激光器的创造。具体地说，我们将设计一个二极管泵浦的固体激光器，委托其制造，并测试最终产品，以表征其是否适合Zaber的应用。这将包括对光谱输出、频率稳定性、可调性、可靠性和重复性的全面表征。

Zaber Technologies's business is founded on the development and manufacture of precision positioning devicesused in a wide variety of applications and markets including photonics and optics, life sciences, microscopy,and industrial automation. In an effort to enhance their product lines, Zaber would like to create a linear stagewith an embedded laser based interferometer to provide a much higher level of accuracy and precision.Because no commercially viable laser source exists for this application, this research proposal is aimed atinvestigating the creation of a new special-purpose laser designed for this application. Specifically, we willdesign a diode pumped solid state laser, commission its fabrication, and test the final product characterizing itssuitability for Zaber's application. This will include a full characterization of the spectral output, frequencystability, tunability, reliability and reproducibility.