An all-solid-state laser source at 671 nm for cold atom experiments with lithium

Autor: Eismann, Ulrich, Gerbier, Fabrice, Canalias, Carlota, Zukauskas, Andrius, Trénec, Gérard, Vigué, Jacques, Chevy, Frédéric, Salomon, Christophe
Rok vydání: 2011
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-011-4693-y
Popis: We present an all solid-state narrow line-width laser source emitting $670\,\mathrm{mW}$ output power at $671\,\mathrm{nm}$ delivered in a diffraction-limited beam. The \linebreak source is based on a fre-quency-doubled diode-end-linebreak pumped ring laser operating on the ${^4F}_{3/2} \rightarrow {^4I}_{13/2}$ transition in Nd:YVO$_4$. By using periodically-poled po-tassium titanyl phosphate (ppKTP) in an external build-up cavity, doubling efficiencies of up to 86% are obtained. Tunability of the source over $100\,\rm GHz$ is accomplished. We demonstrate the suitability of this robust frequency-stabilized light source for laser cooling of lithium atoms. Finally a simplified design based on intra-cavity doubling is described and first results are presented.
Databáze: arXiv