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Manual Tunable Littrow Laser System - Lynx S3 article

Manual Tunable Littrow Laser System - Lynx S3

370nm .. 1770nm | up to 300mW | manual tuning | patented technology

Description:

Littrow Monolithic Tunable External Cavity Laser, 370nm .. 1770nm, up to 300mW, patented technology, monolithic cavity design, hands-off operation, narrow linewidth, up to 30GHz mode-hop free tuning, free space and fiber coupled versions. Check our ar-coated diode stock list for availability.

Manual Tunable Littrow Laser System - Lynx S3

Technical Details


Cavity Layout (Grating Output)	Cavity Layout (Chip Output)

Wavelength

from 730nm to 1700nm

High optical power

output power up to 200mW
excellent quantum efficiency
high fiber coupling efficiency

Excellent tuning behavior

use of in-house anti-reflection coated laser diodes
fine tuning via piezo actuator with a resolution better than 10MHz
large mode-hop free tuning range of up to 30GHz and more
beam steering compensation

Narrow linewidth

linewidth < 1MHz @ 1ms
excellent side mode suppression > 40dB

Temperature Stability

Low Temperature Drift << 100MHz / K

Excellent frequency locking performance

high resonance free piezo modulation
high frequency laser current modulation
low acoustic susceptibility
excellent long term locking stability

High flexibility

free beam and fiber coupled versions available
constant current and constant power operation modes (optional)
excellent laser performance and frequency stability

Plug & Play configuration

modular laser system design
automated piezo tuning with power read-out
remote control via GPIB, RS232 and USB

Applications

Spectroscopy and optical process control
Optical cooling and trapping
Raman spectroscopy
Seed laser for THz generation
Laser and OPO seeding
Non-linear optical processes

Optional Accessories

Optical Isolator
Single Mode PM Optical Fiber
High-Frequency Current Modulation
Contact us for more Options

Innovative Product

US Patent 6,297,066
US Patent 6,869,483

Specs & Stock List

More Details	Wavelength	Power	Tuning (total)	Tuning (fine)
LYNX-S3-0730-020	725-735nm	20mW	>8nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-0770-100	755-775nm	100mW	>20nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-0780-120	767-792nm	120mW	>20nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-0785-120	775-795nm	120mW	>20nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-0830-100	805-840nm	100mW	>20nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-0850-100	830-870nm	100mW	>20nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-0920-100	890-940nm	100mW	>20nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-0960-100	920-985nm	150mW	>50nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-1060-100	1030-1075nm	100mW	>40nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-1180-100	1100-1190nm	100mW	>60nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-1220-100	1170-1270nm	100mW	>60nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-1430-100	1390-1430nm	100mW	>40nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-1550-050	1520-1570nm	>50mW	>50nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-1580-050	1560-1620nm	>50mW	>50nm	>30GHz
LYNX-S3-1650-030	1580-1740nm	>30mW	>100nm	>30GHz

Applications

• Caesium Spectroscopy - D1 Line
• Caesium Spectroscopy - D2 Line
• Electromagnetic Induced Transparancy (EIT)
• Rubidium Spectroscopy - D1 Line
• Rubidium Spectroscopy - D2 Line

Support & Download

Brochures

Diode Lasers (SAL)Antireflection Coated Diode Lasers
Trade Mark: LynxLittrow Cavity
Trade Mark: Pilot OEMPilot OEM - Industrial Grade Low Noise Laser Controller
Trade Mark: Pilot PCPilot PC - Laboratory Grade Low Noise Laser Controller
Trade Mark: Pilot PZPilot PZ - Laboratory Grade External Cavity Low Noise Laser Controller

Technical Drawings

Technical Drawing - H165 V1Laser Housing: 165mm, Version 1
Technical Drawing - H165 V2Laser Housing: 165mm, Version 2
Technical Drawing - H280Laser Housing: 280mm
Technical Drawing - H390Laser Housing: 390mm
Technical Drawing - H600Laser Housing 600mm

Technical Documents

Technical Note – No. 01Diode Laser - Principles of Operation
Technical Note – No. 02AR Coatings - Technical Documentation provided with the Laser
Technical Note – No. 04AR Coatings - Quality Classification
Technical Note – No. 05AR Coatings - Emission Wavelength
Technical Note – No. 08AR Coatings - Lifetime Test
Technical Note – No. 09Tunable Lasers - Littman/Metcalf vs. Littrow vs. DFB - Selection Guide
Technical Note – No. 11Tunable Lasers - Beam Steering Mirror
Technical Note – No. 13Tunable Lasers - Littman/Metcalf vs. Littrow - Pivot Point Realizations
Technical Note – No. 23Laser Locking Schemes

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)
Diodenlaser mit externem Resonator und entspiegelter blauer LaserdiodeL. Hildebrandt, R. Knispel, J. R. Sacher, Photonik, 2-4 (2002)
Intensity instabilities of semiconductor lasers under current modulation, external light injection, and delayed feedbackJ. Sacher, D. Baums, P. Panknin, W. Elsässer, E. O. Göbel, Phys. Rev. A45, 1893-1905 (1992)
Intermittency in the Coherence Collapse of a Semiconductor Laser with External FeedbackJ. Sacher, W. Elsässer, E.O. Göbel, Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 2224-2227 (1989)
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)

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