Line shapes in sub-Doppler DAVLL in the 87Rb-D2 line

Gyeong Won Choi, Heung‐Ryoul Noh

Bankim Chandra Das, Dipankar Bhattacharyya, Sankar De

Margaret Harris, Simon L. Cornish, Ajay Tripathi +1 more

We discuss the physics of sub-Doppler DAVLL spectroscopy, which employs a pump beam with an axial magnetic field to induce dichroism in an atomic vapour. The dichroism is measured by a counterpropagating probe beam, while the pump generates sub-Doppler spectral features. The magnitude of the field is chosen to shift the frequency of the absorption features by an amount comparable to their linewidth. The reference signals obtained are ideal for laser frequency discriminant signals (laser 'locking' to the atomic transition) without frequency modulation. We discuss the sensitivity of the spectra to magnetic field, laser power and polarization purity, and suggest operating parameters for the 87 Rb F = 2 → F' = 3, 2 crossover transition which maximize the signal amplitude and gradient.

Gyeong-Won Choi, Heung‐Ryoul Noh

A theoretical and experimental study of lineshapes in sub-Doppler DAVLL (dichroic atomic vapor laser lock) spectroscopy for the D lines of Rb atoms was presented. From the calculation of sub-Doppler DAVLL spectra using both density matrix equations and rate equations we found that the coherence effect depended significantly on the branching ratios of the transition lines. We also investigated the dependence of the amplitude and the slope of the spectra on the magnetic field and the pump beam intensity, and found good agreement with the results calculated from the rate equation.

M. W. P. Strandberg, Harry Dreicer

Michaela Ellmeier, Roland Lammegger, Laurentius Windholz