FREQUENCY-STABILIZED LNA LASER FOR APPLICATION IN HE(23S) OPTICAL-PUMPING

被引:10
作者
LYNN, JG [1 ]
DUNNING, FB [1 ]
机构
[1] RICE UNIV,RICE QUANTUM INST,HOUSTON,TX 77251
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D O I
10.1063/1.1141412
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A single-mode, standing-wave lanthanum neodymium magnesium hexaaluminate laser is described that is suitable for application in He(23S) optical pumping. The laser is frequency stabilized by reference to an external temperature-controlled Fabry-Perot étalon using simple control circuitry. Tests show that the laser can provide stable, efficient optical pumping of a collimated beam of He(23S) atoms resulting in polarizations approaching 100%.
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页码:1996 / 1998
页数:3
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