›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (10): 104222-104222.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/10/104222

• ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTICS, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS • 上一篇    下一篇

Laser frequency stabilization and shifting by usingmodulation transfer spectroscopy

程冰, 王兆英, 吴彬, 许翱鹏, 王启宇, 徐云飞, 林强   

  1. Institute of Optics, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-12-12 修回日期:2014-03-23 出版日期:2014-10-15 发布日期:2014-10-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11174249), the National Key Basic Research Program, China (Grant No. 2013CB329501), the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2011AA060504), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2014FZA3002).

Laser frequency stabilization and shifting by usingmodulation transfer spectroscopy

Cheng Bing (程冰), Wang Zhao-Ying (王兆英), Wu Bin (吴彬), Xu Ao-Peng (许翱鹏), Wang Qi-Yu (王启宇), Xu Yun-Fei (徐云飞), Lin Qiang (林强)   

  1. Institute of Optics, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • Received:2013-12-12 Revised:2014-03-23 Online:2014-10-15 Published:2014-10-15
  • Contact: Wang Zhao-Ying,Lin Qiang E-mail:zhaoyingwang@zju.edu.cn;qlin@zju.edu.cn
  • About author:42.60.Lh; 33.57.+c
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11174249), the National Key Basic Research Program, China (Grant No. 2013CB329501), the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2011AA060504), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2014FZA3002).

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摘要： The stabilizing and shifting of laser frequency are very important for the interaction between the laser and atoms. The modulation transfer spectroscopy for the 87Rb atom with D2 line transition F=2→F'=3 is used for stabilizing and shifting the frequency of the external cavity grating feedback diode laser. The resonant phase modulator with electro–optical effect is used to generate frequency sideband to lock the laser frequency. In the locking scheme, circularly polarized pump-and probe-beams are used. By optimizing the temperature of the vapor, the pump-and probe-beam intensity, the laser linewidth of 280 kHz is obtained. Furthermore, the magnetic field generated by a solenoid is added into the system. Therefore the system can achieve the frequency locking at any point in a range of hundreds of megahertz frequency shifting with very low power loss.

关键词: laser stabilization, spectroscopy, diode lasers, line shapes and shifts

Abstract: The stabilizing and shifting of laser frequency are very important for the interaction between the laser and atoms. The modulation transfer spectroscopy for the 87Rb atom with D2 line transition F=2→F'=3 is used for stabilizing and shifting the frequency of the external cavity grating feedback diode laser. The resonant phase modulator with electro–optical effect is used to generate frequency sideband to lock the laser frequency. In the locking scheme, circularly polarized pump-and probe-beams are used. By optimizing the temperature of the vapor, the pump-and probe-beam intensity, the laser linewidth of 280 kHz is obtained. Furthermore, the magnetic field generated by a solenoid is added into the system. Therefore the system can achieve the frequency locking at any point in a range of hundreds of megahertz frequency shifting with very low power loss.

Key words: laser stabilization, spectroscopy, diode lasers, line shapes and shifts

中图分类号:  (Efficiency, stability, gain, and other operational parameters)

  • 42.60.Lh
33.57.+c (Magneto-optical and electro-optical spectra and effects)