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Simple Laser Stabilization to the Strontium $^{88}$Sr Transition at 707 nm

Atomic Physics 2016-03-23 v2

Abstract

We describe frequency stabilization of a laser at 707.202 nm wavelength using FM spectroscopy in a hollow cathode lamp. The laser is stabilized to the 88^{88}Sr metastable 3P2^3\mathrm{P}_2 to 3S1^3\mathrm{S}_1 optical transition. The stabilized laser is utilized for laser-cooling and trapping of strontium atoms. We also briefly describe the performance of a polarization spectroscopy lock of our blue MOT laser at 461 nm derived simultaneously from the same hollow cathode lamp.

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@article{arxiv.1510.04329,
  title  = {Simple Laser Stabilization to the Strontium $^{88}$Sr Transition at 707 nm},
  author = {Matthew A. Norcia and James K. Thompson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.04329},
  year   = {2016}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures