A laser diode system stabilized on the Caesium D2 line
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 65 (5) , 1502-1505
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1144882
Abstract
We describe a complete diode laser system stabilized at 852 nm on the D 2 line of Cs with a linewidth narrower than 100 kHz. This system is intended to be employed for optical pumping, cooling, and detection of Cs atoms in atomic frequency standards. The square root of the Allan variance, evaluated by measuring the beat‐note of two similar systems, is better than 1×10−12 for τ up to 1000 s. A month of continuous locked operation has been observed.Keywords
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