Dual-Wavelength Master Oscillator Power Amplifier Diode-Laser System at 785 nm

A dual-wavelength master oscillator (MO) power amplifier (PA) diode-laser system emitting at 785 nm suitable for shifted excitation Raman difference spectroscopy is presented. The laser system consists of a distributed Bragg reflector V-branch diode laser as a dual-wavelength MO and a ridge waveguide PA. The system reaches an optical output power of more than 750 mW at 25 °C. Optical spectra show wavelength stabilized single mode emission at 784.60 and 785.22 nm over the whole power range with a spectral width ≤10 pm (≤0.5 cm
^-1
) and a spectral distance of 0.62 nm (≤10.1 cm
^-1
).