Actively controlled tuning of an external cavity diode laser by polarization spectroscopy

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 4991-4996

  Führer, Thorsten ^a   Stang, Denlse ^a   Walther, Thomas ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODES; LASER RESONATORS; LOCKS (FASTENERS); POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTROSCOPY;

CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; EXTERNAL-CAVITY DIODE LASER; MODE-HOP-FREE TUNING; POLARIZATION SPECTROSCOPY; UNIVERSAL METHOD;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIODE LASER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MICROWAVES; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 65249141690     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.004991     Document Type: Article

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