GaN blue diode lasers: a spectroscopist's view

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作者
Leinen, H [1 ]
Glassner, D [1 ]
Metcalf, H [1 ]
Wynands, R [1 ]
Haubrich, D [1 ]
Meschede, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bonn, Inst Angew Phys, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2000年 / 70卷 / 04期
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10.1007/s003400050863
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have characterized the spectroscopic properties of one of the first samples of blue-emitting diode lasers based on GaN. With such a laser diode operated inside a standard extended cavity arrangement we find a mode-hop free tuning range of more than 20 GHz and a linewidth of 10 MHz. Doppler-free spectroscopy on an indium atomic beam reveals the isotope shift between the two major indium isotopes as well as efficient optical pumping.
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