Laser frequency stabilization and shifting by using modulation transfer spectroscopy

The stabilizing and shifting of laser frequency are very important for the interaction between the laser and atoms. The modulation transfer spectroscopy for the87 Rb 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.     

碘吸收激光稳频中调制信号的理论计算

激光频率标准是将激光频率锁定于原子或分子的超精细能级间的跃迁频率,从而获得高精密度的激光频率输出。在激光稳频研究工作中,通常将碘分子的吸收谱线采用导数谱、FM光谱和调制转移光谱MTS(ModulationTransferSpectroscopy)进行频率的精密控制。为更好地消除吸收谱线的本底噪声,目前最好的稳频方案是采用调制转移光谱法。它具有高灵敏度、高分辨率和无多普勒背景等特点。从物理学的原理出发,分析了激光对介质的极化机理,导出介质对激光的吸收和色散作用的数学模型,用信号处理的技术从理论上推导了MTS谱线线型,分析了光谱线型的特性,讨论了提高激光频率稳定度的各种情况。     

Rb原子饱和吸收稳频半导体激光器系统

用饱和吸收光谱法对半导体激光器进行稳频，通过对反馈回路的优化设计，得到具有高信噪比的饱和吸收光谱微分误差信号，从而大大提高了半导体激光器的频率锁定灵敏度及长期稳定性，该中用于Rb原子的激光冷却与囚禁。