Note: auto-relock system for a bow-tie cavity for second harmonic generation

Rev Sci Instrum. 2013 Feb;84(2):026111. doi: 10.1063/1.4793613.

Abstract

This Note reports on the implementation of an automatic relocking system for a bow-tie cavity for second harmonic generation to produce an ultra-violet laser source. The system is based on a sample-and-hold technique for controlling the cavity length using simple servo electronics. Long-term stabilization of the cavity output power is successfully achieved, which makes this system suitable for designing stable atomic physics experiments.