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A Voigt Anomalous Dispersion Optical Filter Immune to the Cell Temperature Fluctuation

Zijie Liu, Xiaolei Guan, Tiantian Shi, Anhong Dang, Jingbiao Chen

Published May 15, 2023• 0 citations

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SummaryCompared with Faraday anomalous dispersion optical filter, the atom optical filter based on the Voigt effect can generate a stronger and more uniform magnetic field with a compact size of the magnet. The transmission characteristics of the Voigt anomalous dispersion optical filter (VADOF) are further investigated, and a transmission spectrum with ultra-low bandwidth immune to the cell temperature is constructed. Therefore, this optical filter has the potential to perform well in a complex environment, such as outdoor and out space. Importantly, the VADOF could be applied to a diode laser as a frequency-selective element, named "Voigt laser", contributing to better frequency stability.

DOI: 10.1109/eftf/ifcs57587.2023.10272196

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