Laser stabilization to an atomic transition using an optically generated dispersive lineshape
Atomic Physics
2012-07-17 v1
Abstract
We report on a simple and robust technique to generate a dispersive signal which serves as an error signal to electronically stabilize a monomode cw laser emitting around an atomic resonance. We explore nonlinear effects in the laser beam propagation through a resonant vapor by way of spatial filtering. The performance of this technique is validated by locking semiconductor lasers to the cesium and rubidiumD2 line and observing long-term reduction of the emission frequency drifts, making the laser well adapted for many atomic physics applications.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1204.0506,
title = {Laser stabilization to an atomic transition using an optically generated dispersive lineshape},
author = {Fabiano Queiroga and Weliton Soares Martins and Valdeci Mestre and Itamar Vidal and Thierry Passerat de Silans and Marcos Oriá and Martine Chevrollier},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.0506},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
Article accepted for publication in Applied Physics B - Lasers and Optics