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Modular Tunable Littrow Laser System - Lynx article

Modular Tunable Littrow Laser System - Lynx

370nm .. 1770nm | up to 300mW | modular design | patented technology

Description:

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

Modular Tunable Littrow Laser System - Lynx

Technical Details


TEC-100 Cavity Layout	TEC-120 Cavity Layout

Wavelength

from 375nm to 1770nm
easy exchange of laser diodes
easy exchange of cavity grating

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

Excellent frequency locking performance

high resonance free piezo modulation
high frequency laser current modulation
improved temperature stability
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

CLEO 2000 New Product Award
US Patent 6,297,066
US Patent 6,869,483

Specs & Stock List

More Details	Wavelength	Power	Tuning (total)	Tuning (fine)
TEC-100-0372-010	370-373nm	10mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0375-010	373-376nm	10mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0378-010	376-379nm	10mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0395-030	394-396nm	30mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0402-030	400-403nm	30mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0405-030	403-406nm	30mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0408-030	406-410nm	30mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0415-030	415-418nm	30mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0420-030	419-423nm	15mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0440-015	441-445nm	15mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0455-015	450-455nm	15mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0470-010	469-474nm	10mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0488-020	487-790nm	20mW	>2nm	>10GHz
TEC-100-0635-010	633-638nm	10mW	>5nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0640-100	638-648nm	10mW	>6nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0650-005	642-652nm	5mW	>6nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0660-025	655-665nm	25mW	>6nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0670-010	665-675nm	10mW	>8nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0670-015	665-675nm	15mW	>8nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0670-020	665-675nm	20mW	>8nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0680-025	675-685nm	25mW	>8nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0690-025	680-692nm	10mW	>8nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0705-020	698-708nm	20mW	>8nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-0730-020	725-735nm	20mW	>8nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0770-030	750-785nm	30mW	>20nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-0770-100	755-775nm	100mW	>20nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0780-060	775-795nm	60mW	>20nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-0780-150	775-795nm	150mW	>20nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0830-060	790-840nm	60mW	>30nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0850-060	830-870nm	60mW	>30nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0920-060	870-940nm	60mW	>40nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-0960-060	920-985nm	60mW	>45nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-1060-060	990-1075nm	60mW	>50nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-1080-060	1070-1090nm	60mW	>25nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-1120-060	1090-1125nm	60mW	>25nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-1310-010	1280-1320nm	10mW	>30nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-1330-010	1300-1350nm	10mW	>30nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-1380-010	1360-1420nm	10mW	>40nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-1450-010	1420-1490nm	10mW	>40nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-1520-010	1480-1540nm	10mW	>50nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-1550-010	1520-1580nm	10mW	>50nm	>30GHz
TEC-100-1630-010	1580-1660nm	10mW	>60nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-0730-050	725-735nm	50mW	>8nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-0780-200	778-788nm	200mW	10nm	>10GHz
TEC-120-0830-100	810-850nm	100mW	>30nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-0850-100	840-865nm	100mW	>30nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-0920-100	890-940nm	100mW	>40nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-0960-150	920-985nm	150mW	>45nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-1060-100	1030-1075nm	100mW	>50nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-1180-100	1100-1190nm	100mW	>60nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-1220-100	1170-1260nm	100mW	>60nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-1360-030	1290-1380nm	30mW	>60nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-1450-030	1380-1470nm	30mW	>60nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-1550-050	1480-1570nm	100mW	>60nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-1590-050	1470-1580nm	50mW	>60nm	>30GHz
TEC-120-1700-005	1620-1690nm	5mW	>60nm	>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 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. 14Linewidth - Heterodyne Measurement
Technical Note – No. 18Principles of Raman Spectroscopy
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)
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)

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