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A frequency doubled 1534 nm laser system for potassium laser cooling

Atomic Physics 2015-03-13 v1 Quantum Gases

Abstract

We demonstrate a compact laser source suitable for the trapping and cooling of potassium. By frequency doubling a fiber laser diode at 1534 nm in a waveguide, we produce 767 nm laser light. A current modulation of the diode allows to generate the two required frequencies for cooling in a simple and robust apparatus. We successfully used this laser source to trap ^39 K.

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@article{arxiv.1003.4761,
  title  = {A frequency doubled 1534 nm laser system for potassium laser cooling},
  author = {Guillaume Stern and Baptiste Allard and Martin Robert-de-Saint-Vincent and Jean-Philippe Brantut and Baptiste Battelier and Thomas Bourdel and Philippe Bouyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.4761},
  year   = {2015}
}