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Development of narrow linewidth, micro-integrated extended cavity diode lasers for quantum optics experiments in space

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We present a micro-integrated extended cavity diode laser module for experiments on rubidium Bose–Einstein condensates and atom interferometry at 780.24 nm onboard a sounding rocket. The micro-integration concept is optimized for space application. The laser chip, micro-lenses, a volume holographic Bragg grating, micro-temperature sensors and a micro-thermoelectric cooler are integrated on an aluminium nitride ceramic micro-optical bench with a foot print of only 50 × 10 mm2. Moveable parts are omitted to allow for a very compact and robust design. The laser module provides an output power of more than 120 mW at a short term (170 μs) linewidth of 54 kHz, both full-width-at-half-maximum. The laser can be coarsely tuned by 44 GHz with a continuous tuning range of 31 GHz. The micro-integration technology presented here can be transferred to other wavelengths.

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This work is supported by the German Space Agency DLR with funds provided by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) under Grant Number 50WM0940.

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  1. Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, 12489, Berlin, Germany

    E. Luvsandamdin, S. Spießberger, M. Schiemangk, A. Sahm, A. Wicht, A. Peters, G. Erbert & G. Tränkle

  2. Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489, Berlin, Germany

    M. Schiemangk, A. Wicht & A. Peters

  3. Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    G. Mura

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Luvsandamdin, E., Spießberger, S., Schiemangk, M. et al. Development of narrow linewidth, micro-integrated extended cavity diode lasers for quantum optics experiments in space. Appl. Phys. B 111, 255–260 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-012-5327-8

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