Progress toward ultra-cold Sr for the AION project—A red MOT and an optical-heterodyne diagnostic tool for injection-locked laser diodes.

Autor: Pasatembou, E., Baynham, C. F. A., Buchmüller, O., Evans, D., Hobson, R., Iannizzotto Venezze, L., Josset, A.
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Zdroj: AVS Quantum Science; Mar2024, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p
Abstrakt: Long-baseline atom interferometers, such as the one to be built by the AION collaboration, require ultra-cold atomic clouds. These are produced by trapping the atoms in magneto-optical traps (MOTs) using high-power, narrow-linewidth lasers. We report on the laser and optical master–slave injection-locked system used to address the 1S03P1 strontium transition at 689 nm and on the trapping of strontium atoms in a narrowband MOT. We demonstrate the quality of the injection through the characterization of the injection lock using an easy-to-assemble method that uses a double-pass acousto-optic modulator to generate and detect a heterodyne beatnote. The reported system is used to produce an atomic cloud at a temperature of 812(43) nK in a narrowband red MOT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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