Diode laser extended cavity for broad-range fast ramping

Authors
Menager, L Cabaret, L Lorgere, I Le Gouet, JL
Citation
L. Menager et al., Diode laser extended cavity for broad-range fast ramping, OPTICS LETT, 25(17), 2000, pp. 1246-1248
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
17
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1246 - 1248
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20000901)25:17<1246:DLECFB>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A novel design for an extended-cavity diode laser is presented. The cavity contains an electro-optic prism for synchronous tuning of the cavity length and the grating's incident angle. A simple analysis of the cavity is prese nted. Experimental results are reported that show mode-hop-free tuning over more than 10 GHz with high linearity and reproducibility. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first demonstration of mode-hop-free tuning of an ex tended cavity over several free spectral intervals with an electro-optic cr ystal. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 140.3600, 140.3460, 140.3410, 230.4910, 230.2090.