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This paper reports on the first spectroscopic application of a novel type of GaN blue diode laser emitting around 450 nm, which has recently become available. The diode was characterised and then implemented in an extended cavity, to achieve mode-hop free tuning over a frequency range exceeding 105 GHz. The spectroscopic utility of the device was demonstrated by probing the 52 P 3/2 to 62 S 1/2 transition of atomic indium seeded to an atmospheric pressure flame. Single scans over the pressure broadened hyperfine structure were recorded with high signal-to-noise ratios and profiles of the indium LIF distribution through the flame were acquired, at a high spatial resolution. Potential applications of diodes emitting in this spectral region range from industrial sensing to atomic cooling experiments.
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Burns, I., Hult, J. & Kaminski, C. Spectroscopic use of a novel blue diode laser in a wavelength region around 450 nm. Appl. Phys. B 79, 491–495 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-004-1580-9
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