External Cavity Diode Laser
ECD-003
The MOGLabs external cavity diode laser offers research quality at a teaching-lab price. Model ECD-003 is robust, stable, and insensitive to external vibrations. The performance is excellent when used with a MOGLabs Diode Laser Controller, with modehop- free scanning range of more than 10 GHz and linewidth below 100 kHz using a low-cost uncoated 780 nm consumer diode. Diode replacement and realignment are easily accomplished by the end-user.
Features
- Wide mode-hop free scan range
- Narrow linewidth
- Fast piezo feedback
- Precision alignment controls
- Microwave RF modulation input
- Diode protection circuit and relay
Benefits
- High-performance, low cost
- Stable, robust
- Low frequency noise
- High feedback bandwidth
- Use with MOGLabs external cavity diode laser controller, or your existing commercial or homemade electronics
Applications
- Laser cooling and trapping
- Bose-Einstein condensation
- Quantum optics: squeezed light
- Electromagnetic transparency and slow light
- Time and frequency standards
- Laser spectroscopy
- Physics teaching labs
Specifications ECD-003
| Wavelength/frequency | |
|---|---|
| 780nm standard | 50mW to 120mW output power, diode dependent |
| Linewidth | Typically <300kHz FWHM |
| RF modulation | 2.5GHz bandwidth |
| Grating | Standard: 1800 l/mm gold coated |
| Coarse tuning range | ±5nm for single diode; 700nm to 860nm with different diodes |
| Optical | |
| Beam characteristics | 4mm × 1.5mm (1/e2) typical; diode dependent |
| Polarisation | Vertical linear 100:1 typical |
| Thermal | |
| TEC | ±14.5V 3.3A Q = 23W standard |
| Sensor | NTC 10k standard; AD590, 592 optional |
| Stability at base | ±1mK (controller dependent) |
| Cooling | Water cooling connections optional (usually not required) |
| Sweep/scan | |
| Scan range | 25 GHz typical, with MOGLabs controller |
| Mode-hop free scan | 10 GHz typical, uncoated diode, with current feed-forward |
| Piezo | 0 – 150V, 4.8μm, resonance at >1kHz with std grating |
| Cavity length | 1 – 3cm (5 – 15 GHz FSR) approx. |
| Electronics | |
| Protection | Relay, cover interlock connection, reverse diode |
| Indicator | Laser ON/OFF (LED) |
| RF input | 16MHz – 2.5GHz bias tee (lower cutoff optional) |
| Connector | MOGLabs DLC Diode Laser Controller (single cable connect) |
| Dimensions | |
| Dimensions | 122 x 94 x 70mm (LxWxH), 1kg |
| Options | |
| Fold mirror for fixed output beam direction; laser diode AR coating, wavelength and power; grating; scan range; modulation cutoff frequency; TEC size/rating. Please contact Triad for further details. |
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