Frequency Stabilization of a Laser Diode with Use of Light-Induced Birefringence in an Atomic Vapor
Applied Optics, Vol. 42, Issue 33, pp. 6645-6649 (2003)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.42.006645
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Abstract
We present a simple modulation-free technique to stabilize a laser frequency to the Doppler-free spectra of an atomic vapor. Polarization spectroscopy with use of a balanced polarimeter allows us to obtain a background-free dispersion signal suitable for high-speed and robust frequency stabilization. We employed the method to the 5S1/2F = 2 → 5P3/2F′ = 3 transition of 87Rb atoms. The achieved feedback bandwidth was approximately 100 kHz, and an efficient suppression of the frequency noise in a laboratory environment was attained.
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OCIS Codes
(000.2170) General : Equipment and techniques
(140.0140) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers and laser optics
(300.6260) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, diode lasers
Citation
Yutaka Yoshikawa, Takeshi Umeki, Takuro Mukae, Yoshio Torii, and Takahiro Kuga, "Frequency Stabilization of a Laser Diode with Use of Light-Induced Birefringence in an Atomic Vapor," Appl. Opt. 42, 6645-6649 (2003)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-42-33-6645
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