Abstract
Operating a laser diode in an extended cavity which provides frequency-selective feedback is a very effective method of reducing the laser's linewidth and improving its tunability. We have developed an extremely simple laser of this type, built from inexpensive commercial components with only a few minor modifications, A 780 nm laser built to this design has an output power of 80 mW, a Linewidth of 350 kHz, and it has been continuously locked to a Doppler-free rubidium transition for several days.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 1236-1239 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Review of Scientific Instruments |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1998 |
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Keywords
- semiconductor lasers
- atomic physics
- cavity diode laser
- laser
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A simple extended-cavity diode laser. / Arnold, A S ; Wilson, J S ; Boshier, M G .
In: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 69, No. 3, 03.1998, p. 1236-1239.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - A simple extended-cavity diode laser
AU - Arnold, A S
AU - Wilson, J S
AU - Boshier, M G
PY - 1998/3
Y1 - 1998/3
N2 - Operating a laser diode in an extended cavity which provides frequency-selective feedback is a very effective method of reducing the laser's linewidth and improving its tunability. We have developed an extremely simple laser of this type, built from inexpensive commercial components with only a few minor modifications, A 780 nm laser built to this design has an output power of 80 mW, a Linewidth of 350 kHz, and it has been continuously locked to a Doppler-free rubidium transition for several days.
AB - Operating a laser diode in an extended cavity which provides frequency-selective feedback is a very effective method of reducing the laser's linewidth and improving its tunability. We have developed an extremely simple laser of this type, built from inexpensive commercial components with only a few minor modifications, A 780 nm laser built to this design has an output power of 80 mW, a Linewidth of 350 kHz, and it has been continuously locked to a Doppler-free rubidium transition for several days.
KW - semiconductor lasers
KW - atomic physics
KW - cavity diode laser
KW - laser
U2 - 10.1063/1.1148756
DO - 10.1063/1.1148756
M3 - Article
VL - 69
SP - 1236
EP - 1239
JO - Review of Scientific Instruments
T2 - Review of Scientific Instruments
JF - Review of Scientific Instruments
SN - 0034-6748
IS - 3
ER -