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We demonstrate a straightforward technique to measure the linewidth of a grating-stabilized diode laser system-known as an external cavity diode laser (ECDL)-by beating the output of two independent ECDLs in a Michelson interferometer, and then taking the Fourier transform of the beat signal. The measured linewidth is the sum of the linewidths of the two laser systems. Assuming that the two are equal, we find that the linewidth of each ECDL measured over a time period of 2 μs is about 0.3 MHz. This narrow linewidth shows the advantage of using such systems for high-resolution spectroscopy and other experiments in atomic physics.

Keywords

Diode Laser, Grating Stabilization, Interferometer, Linewidth, Littrow Configuration.
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