External cavity laser with flexure tuning element
US7653094B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/143
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An external cavity diode laser may have an output wavelength that is tuned by an end mirror mounted on an element having a flexure hinge. The flexure hinge may be designed to exhibit a stationary pivot point over a desired tuning range, and may allow the external cavity to be tuned without the laser hopping between longitudinal modes. Chromatic dispersion of the laser medium may be accommodated by adjusting a distance between a laser diode and a grating included within the external cavity. The position may be adjusted to find an operating configuration which allows mode-hop-free tuning over the entire desired tuning range.
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