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A 40 W, 780 nm laser system with compensated dual beam splitters for atom interferometry

Atomic Physics 2021-10-05 v1 Optics

Abstract

We demonstrate a narrow-linewidth 780 nm laser system with up to 40 W power and a frequency modulation bandwidth of 230 MHz. Efficient overlap on nonlinear optical elements combines two pairs of phase-locked frequency components into a single beam. Serrodyne modulation with a high-quality sawtooth waveform is used to perform frequency shifts with > 96.5 % efficiency over tens of MHz. This system enables next-generation atom interferometry by delivering simultaneous, Stark-shift-compensated dual beam splitters while minimizing spontaneous emission.

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@article{arxiv.2008.01104,
  title  = {A 40 W, 780 nm laser system with compensated dual beam splitters for atom interferometry},
  author = {Minjeong Kim and Remy Notermans and Chris Overstreet and Joseph Curti and Peter Asenbaum and Mark A. Kasevich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.01104},
  year   = {2021}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures

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