Extended temperature tuning of an external cavity diode laser

Fletcher, C; Close, John

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Extended temperature tuning of an external cavity diode laser

Date

2004

Authors

Fletcher, C

Close, John

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

We describe the construction and operation of an external cavity diode laser in which the diode is cooled to -45°C. This technique allows us to pull the wavelength of a nominally 782 nm diode to operate at 766.7 nm, a change of over 15 nm. The important