Synchronous Tuning of Extended Cavity Diode Lasers: The Case for an Optimum Pivot Point
Applied Optics, Vol. 38, Issue 3, pp. 548-553 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.38.000548
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Abstract
Diode lasers can be tuned by simultaneous rotation and translation of an external grating. This can be achieved by rotating the grating about a displaced pivot point. We derive the tuning range as a function of pivot point position for various extended cavity geometries. In each case, the geometric problem reduces to the solution of a quadratic equation. For near-infrared wavelengths, placement of the pivot is relatively noncritical for tuning ranges of the order of 10 GHz, but requires millimeter accuracy for a tuning range >100 GHz.
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OCIS Codes
(050.2770) Diffraction and gratings : Gratings
(140.2020) Lasers and laser optics : Diode lasers
(140.3410) Lasers and laser optics : Laser resonators
(140.3600) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, tunable
Citation
Lars Nilse, Hillary J. Davies, and Charles S. Adams, "Synchronous Tuning of Extended Cavity Diode Lasers: The Case for an Optimum Pivot Point," Appl. Opt. 38, 548-553 (1999)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-38-3-548
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