Broad continuous frequency tuning of a diode laser with an external cavity

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作者
Kazharsky, O [1 ]
Pakhomov, S [1 ]
Grachev, A [1 ]
Mironov, Y [1 ]
Goncharov, I [1 ]
Matveev, A [1 ]
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[1] MOSCOW ENGN PHYS INST,DEPT SOLID STATE PHYS,MOSCOW 115409,RUSSIA
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10.1016/S0030-4018(96)00780-8
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A broad continuous frequency tuning of a double-heterostructure AlGaAs/GaAs diode laser with a short dispersive external cavity has been examined both theoretically and experimentally. The external cavity has been composed by a micro lens and a Littrow diffraction grating placed IO-mm apart from a non-perfectly AR-coated front facet of the laser chip. The frequency tuning has been accomplished by simultaneously varying the optical lengths of the internal and external laser cavities due to an opto-electrical feedback. Continuous frequency tuning over 200 GHz near 850-nm wavelength with a sweep rate of 111000 GHz/s has been obtained.
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