2 nm continuously tunable 488nm micro-integrated diode-laser-based SHG light source for Raman spectroscopy

M. Braune; M. Maiwald; B. Sumpf; G. Tränkle

doi:10.1117/12.2207645

6 April 2016 2 nm continuously tunable 488nm micro-integrated diode-laser-based SHG light source for Raman spectroscopy

M. Braune, M. Maiwald, B. Sumpf, G. Tränkle

Proceedings Volume 9731, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XV; 973116 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2207645
Event: SPIE LASE, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Raman spectroscopy in the visible spectral range is of great interest due to resonant Raman effects. Nevertheless, fluorescence and ambient light can mask the weak Raman lines. Shifted excitation Raman difference spectroscopy is a demonstrated tool to overcome this drawback. To apply this method, a light source with two alternating wavelengths is necessary. The spectral distance between these two wavelengths has to be adapted to the width of the Raman signal. According to the sample under investigation the width of the Raman signal could be in the range of 3 cm^-1 – 12 cm^-1. In this work, a micro-integrated light source emitting at 488 nm with a continuous wavelength tuning range up to 2 nm (83 cm^-1) is presented.

The pump source, a DFB laser emitting at 976 nm, and a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) ridge waveguide crystal is used for the second harmonic generation (SHG). Both components are mounted on a μ-Peltier-element for temperature control. Here, a common wavelength tuning of the pump wavelength and the acceptance bandwidth of the SHG crystal via temperature is achieved.

With the results the light source is suitable for portable Raman and SERDS experiments with a flexible spectral distance between both excitation wavelengths for SERDS with respect to the sample under investigation.

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M. Braune, M. Maiwald, B. Sumpf, and G. Tränkle "2 nm continuously tunable 488nm micro-integrated diode-laser-based SHG light source for Raman spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 9731, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XV, 973116 (6 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2207645

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