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Frequency-controlled cw tunable GaAs laser

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett., v. 27, no. 6, pp. 340-342
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88468· OSTI ID:4170182
A cw single-mode tunable GaAs diode laser has been locked to an external passive cavity by making use of the dependence of the output frequency on the injection current. The resulting long-term stability of the laser optical frequency was checked by reference to a microwave frequency standard, through the light-shift effect in a cesium vapor. The laser frequency was found to track the drift of the cavity bandpass with residual variations less than 300 kHz rms. Servo-controlled frequency scanning was achieved over 5 GHz.
Research Organization:
Laboratoire Aime Cotton, C.N.R.S. II, Batiment 505, 91405-Orsay, France
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-33-000469
OSTI ID:
4170182
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett., v. 27, no. 6, pp. 340-342, Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett., v. 27, no. 6, pp. 340-342; ISSN APPLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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