A compact high-performance extended-cavity diode laser at 635 nm

Authors
Conroy, RS Carleton, A Dholakia, K
Citation
Rs. Conroy et al., A compact high-performance extended-cavity diode laser at 635 nm, J MOD OPT, 46(12), 1999, pp. 1787-1791
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS
ISSN journal
09500340 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1787 - 1791
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0340(19991015)46:12<1787:ACHEDL>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A compact, high-performance extended-cavity diode laser in the Littrow geom etry has been realized at 635 nm. We place an upper limit of 470 kHz on the laser linewidth and obtain an output power of more than 10 mW. The laser m ay be tuned continuously over 21.6 GHz and discontinuously from 630 to 637 nm. Spectroscopy of iodine has been performed and the laser stabilized to a molecular absorption feature.