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External-cavity semiconductor laser

Laser tech has come a long way from when it was invented in the 1960s. Lasers were often used in very limited capacities historically. These have a whole wide range of work areas like communication, entertainment, scientific research and even healthcare. This effectively means that lasers are a part even of the most mundane aspects of our everyday existence. The external-cavity semiconductor laser, a particular kind of diode laser with excellent performance and versatility, is gaining much attention.

A (External-cavity semiconductor laser)is a set of materials that are specialized for creating the light in them using materials such as Gallium arsenide and Indium phosphide(Hsu, 2007). Such materials are unique by the properties that make them emit light so efficiently. Semiconducting lasers are much like the regular lasers but instead of making some light within their components, extra parts outside make these few work better and deliver 'better' quality light.

Understanding the Design and Operation of External-Cavity Semiconductor Lasers

These are external mirrors on the side laser. The mirrors reflect the light back into the laser, which also makes it stronger and more coherent. The corset is vital in order to fine-tune the operation of the laser for scientific and engineering purposes. But they can tune the configuration to alter the wavelength of light produced by laser, allowing it for different purposes such as distance measurement or looking at material composition.

One cool thing about external cavity semiconductors lasers is that they can be tuned to arbitrary wavelengths! Think of tuning as calibrating the laser to emit light at just exactly those colors (or: energies). That means we can control the light very precisely, which is key to experiments in spectroscopy — a technique where you need particular types of light to help characterise materials so that we know how they work.

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