• DocumentCode
    1318634
  • Title

    Laser diode frequency stabilisation to Doppler-free rubidium spectra

  • Author

    Barwood, G.P. ; Gill, P. ; Rowley, W.R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Mech. & Opt. Metrol., NPL, Teddington, UK
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    6/23/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    769
  • Lastpage
    770
  • Abstract
    Doppler-free saturated features at both Rb D-lines have been observed in third-derivative form using a simple laser diode. These are suitable for stabilising the laser frequency. The letter reports, for the first time, locking of a diode frequency to third-derivative Doppler-free features at 795 nm. The day-to-day reproducibility was ~400 kHz
  • Keywords
    laser accessories; laser beam applications; laser frequency stability; rubidium; semiconductor junction lasers; 795 nm; Rb; Rb D-lines; day-to-day reproducibility; frequency locking; frequency stabilisation; laser diode; laser frequency; third-derivative Doppler-free features;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    8318