Phase-sensitive detection of the atomic resonances by using an acousto-optical modulator in a Raman-Nath diffraction mode

Author

Baryshev, V. ; Domnin, Yu ; Kopylov, L.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Metrol. of Time & Space (IMVP FGUP VNIIFTRI), Mendeleevo, Russia

fYear

2006

fDate

27-30 March 2006

Firstpage

363

Lastpage

366

Abstract

A new method for frequency stabilization of an external cavity diode laser without the use of direct injection current modulation is presented. A Pound-Drever FM sideband technique with AOM operating in a single pass Raman-Nath diffraction mode as an external phase modulator and atomic resonance as the frequency reference are used to produce an error signal for frequency locking of the laser diode to the resonances within caesium D₂ spectral line.

Keywords

acousto-optical modulation; atom-photon collisions; caesium; diffraction gratings; frequency modulation; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; phase modulation; resonant states; semiconductor lasers; AOM; Cs; Pound-Drever FM sideband technique; acousto-optical modulator; atomic resonances; caesium D₂ spectral line; error signal; external cavity diode laser; external phase modulator; frequency locking; frequency reference; frequency stabilization; phase-sensitive detection; single pass Raman-Nath diffraction mode; Amplitude modulation; Diffraction; Diode lasers; Frequency modulation; Phase modulation; Resonant frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), 2006 20th European

Conference_Location

Braunschweig

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2642-1

Type

conf

Filename

6231006