Dual-wavelength laser source for onboard atom interferometry
Atomic Physics
2011-10-27 v1 Optics
Abstract
We present a compact and stable dual-wavelength laser source for onboard atom interferometry with two different atomic species. It is based on frequency-doubled telecom lasers locked on a femtosecond optical frequency comb. We take advantage of the maturity of fiber telecom technology to reduce the number of free-space optical components which are intrinsically less stable, and to make the setup immune to vibrations and thermal fluctuations. The source provides the frequency agility and phase stability required for atom interferometry and can easily be adapted to other cold atom experiments. We have shown its robustness by achieving the first dual-species K-Rb magneto optical trap in microgravity during parabolic flights.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1108.2453,
title = {Dual-wavelength laser source for onboard atom interferometry},
author = {Vincent Ménoret and Remi Geiger and Guillaume Stern and Nassim Zahzam and Baptiste Battelier and Alexandre Bresson and Arnaud Landragin and Philippe Bouyer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.2453},
year = {2011}
}