Compact external cavity diode laser for quantum experiments
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1. State Key Laboratory of Aerodynamics, China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Mianyang 621000, China;2. Low Speed Aerodynamics Institute, China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Mianyang 621000, China;3. Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China;3. Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

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    We present a compact and practical scheme of building a ~780 nm external cavity diode laser (ECDL) whose wavelength is mainly determined by an interference filter. The Lorentzian linewidth measured by the heterodyne beating between two identical lasers is 60 kHz, and the geometry size of the laser is only 71.5 mm×65 mm×40 mm. The linear cavity design is less sensitive to misalignment induced by mechanical and thermal disturbances, and in comparison to a common grating-based design, the sensitivity to vibration is substantially reduced. Due to its excellent performance, the laser design has already been applied to cold atom trapping experiments. This interference filter ECDL method can also be extended to other wavelengths and widen the application range of diode laser.

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WEI Chun-hua, ZUO Cheng-lin, LIANG Lei, YAN Shu-hua. Compact external cavity diode laser for quantum experiments[J]. Optoelectronics Letters,2020,16(6):433-436

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  • Received:February 12,2020
  • Revised:March 31,2020
  • Online: October 16,2020
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