Abstract
A wavelength-switching method for tuning a self-injection-seeded Ti3+:sapphire laser that uses an electro-optic beam deflection technique is reported. A LiNbO3 prism was employed in a tuning arm of the dual-cavity Ti3+:sapphire laser, and wavelength tuning of approximately 94 pm was attained by altering the deflection angle with the application of an electric field of 10 kV/cm to the prism. The spectral characteristics of the output laser were mainly determined by the diffraction grating in the dual-cavity laser, and the electro-optic prism just behaved as a light-beam deflector for the wavelength tuning purpose. This configuration can allow a simple tuning approach where fast and stable electronic wavelength switching is required in a narrow tuning range, on an order between a few tens of picometers to nanometers, without involving any mechanical movement.
© 2003 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleOSA Recommended Articles
Yiying Zuo, Madeleine Mony, Babak Bahamin, Etienne Grondin, Vincent Aimez, and David V. Plant
Appl. Opt. 46(16) 3323-3331 (2007)
Pin Wang, Leong Keey Seah, Vadakke Matham Murukeshan, and Zhixia Chao
Appl. Opt. 45(34) 8772-8776 (2006)
Pengfei Wu, Zhuan Zhao, Xin Zhang, and Hongliang Liu
Opt. Express 26(7) 8171-8178 (2018)