Making an ultrastable diode laser

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Abstract

We have constructed a 657nm diode laser with excellent stability for use in an atom interferometer. The laser is a grating-stabilized diode laser is locked to a high-finesse cavity using the Pound-Drever-Hall method. We have measured a linewidth of about 1 kHz and are working on several improvements which should further reduce our linewidth.

Authors

  • James Archibald

  • Matt Washburn

  • Marshall van Zijll

  • Christopher Erickson

  • Brian Neyenhuis

  • Greg Doermann

  • Dallin Durfee

    • Brigham Young University