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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 15, 1514006(2025)

976 nm External Cavity Diode Laser with High Beam Quality and Narrow Linewidth

Qinghao Zhao^1,5, Di Xin^4,5, Kai Gong^4,5, Hai Wang^2,3, Xuyan Zhou², and Hongbo Zhang^3、*

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¹College of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong , China

²Laboratory of Solid-State Optoelectronics Information Technology, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China

³School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

⁴College of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Jining 273165, Shandong , China

⁵Weifang Academy of Advanced Opto-Electronic Circuits, Weifang 261021, Shandong , China

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

Received: Dec. 17, 2024

Accepted: Jan. 20, 2025

Published Online: Aug. 4, 2025

The Author Email: Hongbo Zhang (hbzhang@ucas.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/LOP242432

CSTR:32186.14.LOP242432

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