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Influence of grating parameters on the linewidths of external-cavity diode lasers.

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Loh, H; Lin, Y-J; Teper, I; Cetina, M; Simon, J; Thompson, JK; Vuletić, V
Published in: Applied optics
December 2006
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We investigate experimentally the influence of the grating reflectivity, grating resolution, and diode facet antireflection (AR) coating on the intrinsic linewidth of an external-cavity diode laser built with a diffraction grating in a Littrow configuration. Grating lasers at 399, 780, and 852 nm are determined to have typical linewidths between 250 and 600 kHz from measurements of their frequency noise power spectral densities. The linewidths are little affected by the presence of an AR coating on the diode facet but narrow as the grating reflectivity and grating resolution are increased, with the resolution exerting a greater effect. We also use frequency noise measurements to characterize a laser mount with improved mechanical stability.

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Huanqian Loh
Author Huanqian Loh Electrical and Computer Engineering

Published In

Applied optics

DOI

10.1364/ao.45.009191

EISSN

1539-4522

ISSN

1559-128X

Publication Date

December 2006

Volume

45

Issue

36

Start / End Page

9191 / 9197

Related Subject Headings

  • Optics
  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4008 Electrical engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • 0205 Optical Physics
 

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Loh, H., Lin, Y.-J., Teper, I., Cetina, M., Simon, J., Thompson, J. K., & Vuletić, V. (2006). Influence of grating parameters on the linewidths of external-cavity diode lasers. Applied Optics, 45(36), 9191–9197. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.45.009191
Loh, Huanqian, Yu-Ju Lin, Igor Teper, Marko Cetina, Jonathan Simon, James K. Thompson, and Vladan Vuletić. “Influence of grating parameters on the linewidths of external-cavity diode lasers.” Applied Optics 45, no. 36 (December 2006): 9191–97. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.45.009191.
Loh H, Lin Y-J, Teper I, Cetina M, Simon J, Thompson JK, et al. Influence of grating parameters on the linewidths of external-cavity diode lasers. Applied optics. 2006 Dec;45(36):9191–7.
Loh, Huanqian, et al. “Influence of grating parameters on the linewidths of external-cavity diode lasers.” Applied Optics, vol. 45, no. 36, Dec. 2006, pp. 9191–97. Epmc, doi:10.1364/ao.45.009191.
Loh H, Lin Y-J, Teper I, Cetina M, Simon J, Thompson JK, Vuletić V. Influence of grating parameters on the linewidths of external-cavity diode lasers. Applied optics. 2006 Dec;45(36):9191–9197.

Published In

Applied optics

DOI

10.1364/ao.45.009191

EISSN

1539-4522

ISSN

1559-128X

Publication Date

December 2006

Volume

45

Issue

36

Start / End Page

9191 / 9197

Related Subject Headings

  • Optics
  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4008 Electrical engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • 0205 Optical Physics