FREQUENCY LOCKING OF A 1324 NM DFB LASER TO AN OPTICALLY PUMPED RUBIDIUM VAPOR

被引:18
作者
BRETON, M
CYR, N
TREMBLAY, P
TETU, M
BOUCHER, R
机构
[1] Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Laser (COPL), Département de génie électrique, Université Laval, Québec
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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10.1109/19.278541
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, we present some experimental results and a simple theoretical model on a dither-free frequency-locking technique of a DFB laser operating at 1324 nm. We use a resonance observed through absorption in an Rb-87 vapor optically pumped by a modulated 795 nm laser diode tuned to the D1 line. This approach has the advantage to produce sub-Doppler resonances. Such a technique could be used to generate an unmodulated 1324 nm wavelength reference.
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