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Tunable Littman/Metcalf Diode Laser System - Lion
Manual Wavelength Tuning | Automated Piezo ScanningDescription
The TEC-500 / TEC-520 External Cavity Diode Laser in Littman / Metcalf configuration is designed for high output power up to 100mW, narrow linewidth and a large mode-hop free tuning range. The complete system is user friendly and easy to handle.
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Wavelength
- from 635nm to 1690nm
High optical power
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output power up to 150mW
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excellent quantum efficiency
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high fiber coupling efficiency
Excellent tuning behavior
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use of in-house anti-reflection coated laser diodes
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fine tuning via piezo-actuator with a resolution better than 1MHz
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manual coarse tuning up to 30 nm at 780nm oder 830nm
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large mode-hop free tuning range up to 100GHz and more
Narrow linewidth
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linewidth < 300kHz @ 1ms
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excellent side mode suppression > 50dB
Excellent frequency locking performance
- high resonance free piezo modulation
- high frequency laser current modulation
- excellent temperature stability
- low acoustic susceptibility
- excellent long term locking stability
High flexibility
- free beam and fiber coupled versions available
- motorized Littman/Metcalf laser with automated wavelength scans via remote control software
- constant current and constant power operation modes (optional)
- excellent laser performance and frequency stability
Plug & Play-configuration
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modular laser system design
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automated piezo tuning with power read-out
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remote control via GPIB, RS232 und USB
Applications
- Spectroscopy and optical process control
- Seed laser for THz generation
- Optical cooling and trapping, BEC
- Absolute distance interferometry
- Laser and OPO seeding
- Non-linear optical processes
- Characterizing of fiber optical systems
- Optical Isolator
- Single Mode PM Optical Fiber
- High-Frequency Current Modulation
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- US Patent 5,867,512
- US Patent 6,297,066
- US Patent 6,869,483
• Absolute Distance Interferometry (ADI)
• Absorption Spectroscopy: An Introduction
• Caesium Spectroscopy - D1 Line
• Caesium Spectroscopy - D2 Line
• Electromagnetic Induced Transparancy (EIT)
• Metrology: An Introduction
• Rubidium Spectroscopy - D1 Line
• Rubidium Spectroscopy - D2 Line
• Water Vapor Spectroscopy
• Absorption Spectroscopy: An Introduction
• Caesium Spectroscopy - D1 Line
• Caesium Spectroscopy - D2 Line
• Electromagnetic Induced Transparancy (EIT)
• Metrology: An Introduction
• Rubidium Spectroscopy - D1 Line
• Rubidium Spectroscopy - D2 Line
• Water Vapor Spectroscopy
Brochures
- Trade Mark: LionLittman / Metcalf Cavity
- Trade Mark: Pilot PZPilot PZ - Laboratory Grade External Cavity Low Noise Laser Controller
Publications
- Antireflection-coated blue GaN laser diodes in an external cavity and Doppler-free indium absorption spectroscopyL. Hildebrandt, R. Knispel, S. Stry, J. R. Sacher, F. Schael, Applied Optics 42, 2110-2118 (April 2003)
- Robust external cavity diode laser (ECDL) and their application in water vapor and saturated-absorption rubidium spectroscopy (LACEA 2000)L. Hildebrandt, J. Sacher, R. Knispel, F. Schael, LACEA Conference, Santa Fe, NM (2000)
- Robust external cavity diode lasers with implemented antirefl ection coated blue laser diodes and their performance in atom absorption spectroscopy (LACEA 2002)Lars Hildebrandt, Richard Knispel, Joachim R. Sacher, LACEA (2002)
- Widely Tunable diffraction limited 1000mW external cavity diode laser in Littman / Metcalf configuration for cavity ring-down spectroscopyS. Stry, S. Thelen, J. Sacher, D. Halmer, P. Hering, M. Mürtz, Applied Physics B85, 365-374 (2006)
Specifications
- Technical Drawing - H280Laser Housing: 280mm
- Technical Drawing - H390Laser Housing: 390mm
- Technical Drawing - H600Laser Housing 600mm
Technical Documents
- Technical Note – No. 04AR Coatings - Quality Classification
- Technical Note – No. 09Tunable Lasers - Selection Guide
- Technical Note – No. 14Linewidth - Heterodyne Measurement
- Technical Note – No. 23Laser Locking Schemes
- Technical Note – No. 35Tunable Diodes - Superior Littman/Metcalf Cavity



