An all-solid-state laser source at 671 nm for cold atom experiments with lithium
Optics
2015-05-27 v2 Quantum Gases
Atomic Physics
Abstract
We present an all solid-state narrow line-width laser source emitting output power at delivered in a diffraction-limited beam. The \linebreak source is based on a fre-quency-doubled diode-end-linebreak pumped ring laser operating on the transition in Nd:YVO. By using periodically-poled po-tassium titanyl phosphate (ppKTP) in an external build-up cavity, doubling efficiencies of up to 86% are obtained. Tunability of the source over is accomplished. We demonstrate the suitability of this robust frequency-stabilized light source for laser cooling of lithium atoms. Finally a simplified design based on intra-cavity doubling is described and first results are presented.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1103.5841,
title = {An all-solid-state laser source at 671 nm for cold atom experiments with lithium},
author = {Ulrich Eismann and Fabrice Gerbier and Carlota Canalias and Andrius Zukauskas and Gérard Trénec and Jacques Vigué and Frédéric Chevy and Christophe Salomon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.5841},
year = {2015}
}