Title :
Robust deep-UV coherent light source for laser cooling of silicon atoms
Author :
Kumagai, H. ; Asakawa, Y. ; Midorikawa, K. ; Obara, M.
Author_Institution :
Laser Tech. Lab., RIKEN, Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
All-solid-state 252 nm coherent light source for laser cooling of silicon atoms was developed successfully by two-stage highly efficient frequency conversions with external cavities.
Keywords :
laser cooling; laser tuning; light sources; optical harmonic generation; silicon; solid lasers; 252 nm; Si; Ti:sapphire laser; all-solid-state light source; cooling transitions; external cavities; laser cooling; robust deep-UV coherent light source; second harmonic power; silicon atoms; single-mode source; tunable source; two-level atom; two-stage highly efficient frequency conversions; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Cooling; Frequency conversion; Laser transitions; Light sources; Power generation; Robustness; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971041
