Small-sized Dichroic Atomic Vapor Laser Lock (DAVLL)
Abstract
Two, lightweight diode laser frequency stabilization systems designed for experiments in the field are described. A significant reduction in size and weight in both models supports the further miniaturization of measurement devices in the field. Similar to a previous design, magnetic-field lines are contained within a magnetic shield enclosing permanent magnets and a Rb cell, so that these DAVLL systems may be used for magnetically sensitive instruments. The Mini-DAVLL system (49 mm long) uses a vapor cell (20 mm long), and does not require cell heaters. An even smaller Micro-DAVLL system (9mm long) uses a micro-fabricated cell (3 mm square), and requires heaters. These new systems show no degradation in performance with regard to previous designs, while considerably reducing dimensions.
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@article{arxiv.1012.3522,
title = {Small-sized Dichroic Atomic Vapor Laser Lock (DAVLL)},
author = {Changmin Lee and G. Z. Iwata and E. Corsini and J. M. Higbie and S. Knappe and M. P. Ledbetter and D. Budker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.3522},
year = {2012}
}
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13 pages, 11 figures, published version