The present invention relates to a diode laser having an external spectral selective feedback. An object of the present invention is to provide an external cavity diode laser having a wavelength stabilization, which allows an increased total output power at the desired wavelength range. In accordance with the present invention, an external cavity diode laser device comprising: an active medium inside the laser cavity (10) located inside of the inner laser cavity 10 includes an exit facet (12) adapted to coupling out the laser beam and; Select external frequency located outside of the inner laser cavity 10 is provided for wavelength stabilization of the laser beam element 14; The located on the outside of the inside the laser cavity (10) extending along the out-coupled laser beam (B0) of the first beam path (P1) a first beam (B1) and the second beam path (P2) extending along the second beam splitter 16 is provided to divide the beam (B2), the first beam has a higher emission intensity than that of the second beam, the first beam path and is different from the second beam path; Power control means adapted to control the radiation intensity incident upon the external frequency selection unit 14; It includes. External frequency selection unit 14 and the power control means is disposed in the second beam path (P2). A second beam intensity control means of the path (P2) can include a polarization converting means 18 and the polarizer 20 in order to reduce the thermal stress on the frequency selection unit 14.