Laser frequency stabilization using a commercial wavelength meter

We present the characterization of a laser frequency stabilization scheme using a state-of-the-art wavelength meter based on solid Fizeau interferometers. For a frequency-doubled Ti-sapphire laser operated at 461 nm, an absolute Allan deviation below 10−9 with a standard deviation of 1 MHz over 10 h...

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Hauptverfasser: Couturier, Luc (VerfasserIn) , Nosske, Ingo (VerfasserIn) , Hu, Fachao (VerfasserIn) , Tan, Canzhu (VerfasserIn) , Qiao, Chang (VerfasserIn) , Jiang, Yuhai (VerfasserIn) , Chen, Peng (VerfasserIn) , Weidemüller, Matthias (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 13 April 2018
In: Review of scientific instruments
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 89, Heft: 4
ISSN:1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.5025537
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5025537
Verlag, Volltext: https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5025537
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Verfasserangaben:Luc Couturier, Ingo Nosske, Fachao Hu, Canzhu Tan, Chang Qiao, Y. H. Jiang, Peng Chen, and Matthias Weidemüller
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Zusammenfassung:We present the characterization of a laser frequency stabilization scheme using a state-of-the-art wavelength meter based on solid Fizeau interferometers. For a frequency-doubled Ti-sapphire laser operated at 461 nm, an absolute Allan deviation below 10−9 with a standard deviation of 1 MHz over 10 h is achieved. Using this laser for cooling and trapping of strontium atoms, the wavemeter scheme provides excellent stability in single-channel operation. Multi-channel operation with a multimode fiber switch results in fluctuations of the atomic fluorescence correlated to residual frequency excursions of the laser. The wavemeter-based frequency stabilization scheme can be applied to a wide range of atoms and molecules for laser spectroscopy, cooling, and trapping.
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ISSN:1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.5025537