Simple laser stabilization to the strontium 88Sr transition at 707 nm
Abstract
We describe frequency stabilization of a laser at 707 nm wavelength using FM spectroscopy in a hollow cathode lamp. The laser is stabilized to the 88Sr metastable 3P2 to 3S1 optical transition. The stabilized laser is utilized for laser-cooling and trapping of strontium atoms. We also briefly describe how the same hollow cathode lamp is used to simultaneously derive a polarization spectroscopy signal for stabilizing the blue-MOT laser at 461 nm.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.4942434
Entities
People
- James K Thompson
- Matthew A Norcia
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Science Foundation
- University of Colorado