Title :
ASE-free continuously tunable diode laser with a novel configuration
Author :
Muro, Kiyofumi ; Endo, Tomohisa ; Terayama, Akira ; Wakabayashi, Yuji ; Kitahara, Ken ; Shimada, Yasutaka ; Fukuoka, Daisuke
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
ASE-free tunable laser is constructed in a novel design, where output beam is extracted through a fixed half-mirror and the unit composed of laser diode, lens and grating is rotatable around the pivot axis of Littman configuration.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser mirrors; laser tuning; lenses; semiconductor lasers; ASE-free continuously tunable diode laser; Littman configuration; amplified spontaneous emission; fixed half-mirror; output beam extraction; pivot axis; rotatable grating; rotatable lens; Cavity resonators; Diode lasers; Laser beams; Laser tuning; Measurement by laser beam;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
