Title :
Stabilization of a 729 nm laser diode for a Ca/sup +/ optical frequency standard
Author :
Fermigier, B. ; Houssin, M. ; Plumelle, F. ; Desaintfuscien, M.
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Univ. de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows.We present a 729 nm laser diode placed in a self-aligned external cavity and stabilized on a high finesse Fabry-Perot cavity in order to probe the high Q /sup 2/S/sub 1/2 /-/sup 2/D/sub 5/2/ Ca ion transition.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; atomic clocks; calcium; electro-optical modulation; frequency measurement; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; measurement standards; positive ions; radiation pressure; semiconductor lasers; 729 nm; Ca; Ca/sup +/ optical frequency standard; Fabry-Perot cavity; LD stabilization; Paul trap; clock transition; external electro-optical modulator; high Q /sup 2/S/sub 1/2 /-/sup 2/D/sub 5/2/ transition; laser cooled ion; self-aligned external cavity; Atom optics; Diode lasers; Fabry-Perot; Fluctuations; Frequency; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Optical sensors; Optical tuning; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Braunschweig, Germany
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3376-4
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1996.547083
