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| Feb1-07, 05:04 PM | #1 |
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Superposition of two waves
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
A magnetic-field technique for stabilizing a He-Ne laser to 2 parts in 10^10 has been patented. At 632.8 nm, what would be the coherence length of a laser with such frquency stability. 2. Relevant equations Coherence time =1/delta frequency coherence length = c/delta frquency 3. The attempt at a solution dont know what 10^10 stands for and how to solve this help would be much appreciated. |
| Feb1-07, 05:24 PM | #2 |
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I think it means that the technique assures you that if you choose to give the laser a frequency f, then the actual frequency of the laser will effectively be f with an uncertainty of only ±(2*f*(10^-10)).
See what I "did"? I shopped up f into 10^10 equal parts, then said that the uncertainty of f is 2 of those parts: 2*(f/[10^10]) |
| Feb2-07, 08:26 PM | #3 |
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10^10 means 10 raised to the power of 10, which is 10 billion. So the frequency is stable to 2 parts in 10 billion.
What is the frequency of the HeNe laser? |
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