External Cavity Lasers
Multimode lasers such the Fabry-Perot lasers and Broad Gain Illuminators can be used in an External Cavity to provide single-mode operation with a broad tunability. You can read more here about Alpes’ External Cavity Development Kit.
The following Broad Gain lasers are compatible with the ECLK and will allow a tuning range as shown in the following table. They can also be supplied as chip on submount.
| Laser | Tuning from | Tuning to | Avg. Power at optimum frequency | Typical tuning curve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG-4.3-5 | <1970 cm-1 | >2270 cm-1 | >2 mW |  |
| BG-5-6 | <1655 cm-1 | >1860 cm-1 | >10 mW |  |
| BG-6-7 | <1380 cm-1 | >1540 cm-1 | >1mW |  |
| BG-7-9 | <1155 cm-1 | >1390 cm-1 | >6mW |  |
| BG-7.7-10.2 | <1030 cm-1 | >1300 cm-1 | >12mW |  |
| BG-10-12 | <880 cm-1 | >1005 cm-1 | >1mW |  |
| BG-11-14 | <800 cm-1 | >885 cm-1 | >1mW |  |
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Furthermore, standard Fabry-Perot lasers with a narrower gain can also be compatible with the ECLK. You can see here a small subset of the performances available. For performances at other wavelengths, write to us to request testing!
| Laser | Tuning from | Tuning to | Avg. Power at optimum frequency | Typical tuning curve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P-FP-4.5 | <2141 cm-1 | >2270 cm-1 | >15 mW |  |
CW-FP-4.5 | <2150 cm-1 | >2220 cm-1 | >75 mW |  |
P-FP-6 | <1610 cm-1 | >1650 cm-1 | >8 mW |  |
P-FP-9 | <1069 cm-1 | >1141 cm-1 | >5 mW |  |
CW-FP-9 | <1070 cm-1 | >1120 cm-1 | >7mW |  |