A self-injected, diode-pumped, solid-state ring laser for laser cooling of Li atoms
Atomic Physics
2015-04-24 v1 Optics
Abstract
We have constructed a solid-state light source for experiments with laser cooled lithium atoms based on a Nd:YVO ring laser with second-harmonic generation. Unidirectional lasing, an improved mode selection, and a high output power of the ring laser was achieved by weak coupling to an external cavity which contained the lossy elements required for single frequency operation. Continuous frequency tuning is accomplished by controlling two PZTs in the internal and the external cavities simultaneously. The light source has been utilized to trap and cool fermionic lithium atoms into the quantum degenerate regime.
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@article{arxiv.1504.02262,
title = {A self-injected, diode-pumped, solid-state ring laser for laser cooling of Li atoms},
author = {Yudai Miake and Takashi Mukaiyama and Kenneth M. O'Hara and Stephen Gensemer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.02262},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Accepted to Review of Scientific Instruments