Tunable frequency diode laser system for spectroscopy applications

Authors

  • Gabriel Altuna Faculty of Chemical and Textile Engineering, National University of Engineering. Lima Peru.
  • Ciro Carhuancho Faculty of Chemical and Textile Engineering, National University of Engineering. Lima Peru.
  • Reynaldo Reyes Faculty of Chemical and Textile Engineering, National University of Engineering. Lima Peru.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21754/tecnia.v24i2.42

Keywords:

spectroscopy, diode laser, cesium, atomic physics

Abstract

In this work, we describe a practical and simple system to control the operation of a diode laser in a specific frequency using an external optical cavity. We show that fixing the current and temperature, the laser can oscillate selectively at different frequencies by controlling the longitude of the external cavity. This system laser was used with success in an experiment of absorption saturated spectroscopy at the line D2 of cesium.

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Published

2014-12-01

How to Cite

[1]
G. Altuna, C. Carhuancho, and R. Reyes, “Tunable frequency diode laser system for spectroscopy applications”, TECNIA, vol. 24, no. 2, p. 7, Dec. 2014.

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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2014)

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