22 August 2024 Rapid mode hopping identification and suppression for external-cavity diode lasers based on frequency scanning interferometry
Zhongwen Deng, Xin Zhang, Lin Li, Hengkang Zhang, Zhigang Liu
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Abstract

Mode matching has proven effective in suppressing the mode hopping in external cavity diode lasers (ECDLs) without antireflection coating. However, prolonged operation of ECDLs is susceptible to mode hopping induced by fluctuations in the equivalent internal cavity length. In this study, we introduce a rapid mode hopping identification method by monitoring the first derivative of the frequency scanning interference signal. Subsequently, an adaptive mode hopping suppression method, based on the acquisition of a priori knowledge for the initial current traversal optimization range, is applied to ECDLs. The experimental results demonstrate a significant extension in the stable operation time of the ECDL by a factor of 17, surpassing 7 h using the proposed rapid adaptive mode hopping suppression method.

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Zhongwen Deng, Xin Zhang, Lin Li, Hengkang Zhang, and Zhigang Liu "Rapid mode hopping identification and suppression for external-cavity diode lasers based on frequency scanning interferometry," Optical Engineering 63(8), 084105 (22 August 2024). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.63.8.084105
Received: 11 January 2024; Accepted: 30 July 2024; Published: 22 August 2024
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KEYWORDS
Laser frequency

Ferroelectric materials

Semiconductor lasers

Optical engineering

Laser interferometry

Mathematical optimization

Antireflective coatings

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