Abstract

Two simple systems have been described for stabilizing the frequency of a 2-mW internal mirror 633-nm He–Ne laser. This paper shows that small amounts of optical feedback will seriously reduce their performance. Their relative sensitivity to optical feedback from a plane mirror is compared.

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