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Frequency-locking of a CW dye laser to atomic absorption lines by a Faraday filter

泰介遠藤

Jan 1, 19790 citations

Measurements of the instability characteristics of quantum frequency standards

V. A. Dubkov, E. V. Kulagin, A. I. Pikhtelev +1 more

Measurement TechniquesFeb 1, 19840 citations

Doppler modulation and Zeeman modulation: laser frequency stabilization without direct frequency modulation

Antoine Weis, S. Derler

We discuss two methods (Zeeman modulation and Doppler modulation) for locking the frequency of a singlemode cw laser to an atomic absorption line. These methods do not require the laser frequency to be modulated directly. In the first scheme the absorption frequency of the atom is modulated via the Zeeman effect; in the second scheme the laser frequency is modulated indirectly via the Doppler effect in an atomic beam. We used the two methods successfully to lock two dye lasers to the transitions 6S((1/2)) ? 7S((1/2)) and 7S((1/2)) ? 15P(?) in atomic cesium.We discuss two methods (Zeeman modulation and Doppler modulation) for locking the frequency of a singlemode cw laser to an atomic absorption line. These methods do not require the laser frequency to be modulated directly. In the first scheme the absorption frequency of the atom is modulated via the Zeeman effect; in the second scheme the laser frequency is modulated indirectly via the Doppler effect in an atomic beam. We used the two methods successfully to lock two dye lasers to the transitions 6S((1/2)) ? 7S((1/2)) and 7S((1/2)) ? 15P(?) in atomic cesium.

Applied OpticsJul 1, 198825 citations

CW laser pumping of the 4s21S0-4s4p3P1transition of calcium: study of ionization and absorption line profiles

Muhammad Arshad Khan, Mohammad F. Al-Kuhaili

Experimental results on the ionization of calcium atoms following resonant pumping of the 4s 2 1 S 0 -4s4p 3 P 1 transition with a CW ring dye laser are reported. Absorption profiles of the 4s 2 1 S 0 -4s4p 3 P 1 transition around 6572.78 AA are measured under different conditions of temperature (T) and buffer gas pressure (p) where ionization was observed. Voigt profile fits are seen to adequately describe the observed absorption profiles. The results on collisional widths are in agreement with some previously published measurements. At low buffer gas pressures, collisional widths are found to scale as T 0.5 .Experimental results on the ionization of calcium atoms following resonant pumping of the 4s 2 1 S 0 -4s4p 3 P 1 transition with a CW ring dye laser are reported. Absorption profiles of the 4s 2 1 S 0 -4s4p 3 P 1 transition around 6572.78 AA are measured under different conditions of temperature (T) and buffer gas pressure (p) where ionization was observed. Voigt profile fits are seen to adequately describe the observed absorption profiles. The results on collisional widths are in agreement with some previously published measurements. At low buffer gas pressures, collisional widths are found to scale as T 0.5 .

Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical PhysicsFeb 14, 19939 citations

Quantum frequency standards

É. I. Alekseev, E. N. Bazarov, Г. А. Герасимов +1 more

Jan 1, 19801 citation

Energy pooling in barium with state excitation

G. De Filippo, Sb R, Slobodan Milošević +1 more

Energy-pooling collisions between low-lying excited states of Ba have been studied. We have used a CW dye laser to excite the level in Ba. Radiative decay and collisions with Ba or buffer-gas atoms (Ar, He) populate also the , and metastable levels. The spatial density distributions of these excited levels were measured by the absorption of lines from a Ba hollow-cathode lamp as a function of laser frequency. When the laser was on the exact atomic resonance we observed fluorescence from the , , , , , , and states populated by energy-pooling collisions of Ba( , ). By changing the buffer gas pressure the fluorescence intensity ratio between - and - transitions changes dramatically. This is found to be due to redistribution of population among metastable levels, both in magnitude and space. In addition, we have found that the and metastable levels are also populated when the laser is tuned to the blue from the 553.5 nm line under which conditions a pronounced red-shifted light cone (cone emission) is observed.Energy-pooling collisions between low-lying excited states of Ba have been studied. We have used a CW dye laser to excite the level in Ba. Radiative decay and collisions with Ba or buffer-gas atoms (Ar, He) populate also the , and metastable levels. The spatial density distributions of these excited levels were measured by the absorption of lines from a Ba hollow-cathode lamp as a function of laser frequency. When the laser was on the exact atomic resonance we observed fluorescence from the , , , , , , and states populated by energy-pooling collisions of Ba( , ). By changing the buffer gas pressure the fluorescence intensity ratio between - and - transitions changes dramatically. This is found to be due to redistribution of population among metastable levels, both in magnitude and space. In addition, we have found that the and metastable levels are also populated when the laser is tuned to the blue from the 553.5 nm line under which conditions a pronounced red-shifted light cone (cone emission) is observed.

Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical PhysicsMay 28, 19968 citations

Method for developing a quantum frequency standard in the visible region using atomic absorption lines and a CW dye laser

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