Wavelength Stabilization of Extended-Cavity Tapered Lasers with Volume Bragg Gratings

Gaëlle Lucas-Leclin (1) , Patrick Georges (1) , Jürgen Weber (2) , Mark T. Kelemen (2) , Bernd Sumpf (3) , Götz Ebert (3)

1 Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique / Elsa
2 Fraunhofer IAF - Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics
3 FBH - Ferdinand-Braun-Institut für Höchtstfrequenztechnik

We describe the strong wavelength-stabilization of high-brightness extended-cavity lasers based on 808-nm and 976-nm tapered amplifiers by use of volume Bragg gratings. Single-frequency operation has been obtained in a robust and simple design.

Mots clés: Tapered amplifiers; External cavity; Bragg grating

Domaines: Optique / photonique

Gaëlle Lucas-Leclin, Patrick Georges, Jürgen Weber, Mark T. Kelemen, Bernd Sumpf, et al.. Wavelength Stabilization of Extended-Cavity Tapered Lasers with Volume Bragg Gratings. Conference on Laser and Electro-Optics (CLEO), May 2006, Baltimore, United States. ⟨hal-00128177⟩