Polarization spectroscopy of atomic erbium in a hollow cathode lamp
Atomic Physics
2018-02-14 v1
Abstract
In this work we perform polarization spectroscopy of erbium atoms in a hollow cathode lamp (HCL) for the stabilization of a diode laser to the 401-nm transition. We review the theory behind Doppler-free polarization spectroscopy, theoretically model the expected erbium polarization spectra, and compare the numerically calculated spectra to our experimental data. We further analyze the dependence of the measured spectra on the HCL current and the peak intensities of our pump and probe lasers to determine conditions for optimal laser stabilization.
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@article{arxiv.1711.00825,
title = {Polarization spectroscopy of atomic erbium in a hollow cathode lamp},
author = {Jackson Ang'ong'a and Bryce Gadway},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.00825},
year = {2018}
}
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11 pages, 7 figures