A compact and robust diode laser system for atom interferometry on a sounding rocket

被引：66

作者：

Schkolnik, V. ^{[1
,5
]}

Hellmig, O. ^{[3
]}

Wenzlawski, A. ^{[2
]}

Grosse, J. ^{[4
,6
]}

Kohfeldt, A. ^{[5
]}

Doeringshoff, K. ^{[1
]}

Wicht, A. ^{[1
,5
]}

Windpassinger, P. ^{[2
]}

Sengstock, K. ^{[3
]}

Braxmaier, C. ^{[4
,6
]}

Krutzik, M. ^{[1
]}

Peters, A. ^{[1
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Humboldt Univ, Inst Phys, Newtonstr 15, D-12489 Berlin, Germany

[2] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Inst Phys, D-55099 Mainz, Germany

[3] Univ Hamburg, Inst Laserphys, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany

[4] Univ Bremen, ZARM, D-28359 Bremen, Germany

[5] Leibniz Inst Hochstfrequenztech, Ferdinand Braun Inst, Gustav Kirchhoff Str 4, D-12489 Berlin, Germany

[6] Deutsch Zentrum Luft & Raumfahrt eV DLR, Inst Raumfahrtsyst, Robert Hooke Str 7, D-28359 Bremen, Germany

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2016年 / 122卷 / 08期

关键词：

QUANTUM GAS EXPERIMENTS; GRAVITY GRADIOMETER; SPACE;

D O I：

10.1007/s00340-016-6490-0

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We present a diode laser system optimized for laser cooling and atom interferometry with ultra-cold rubidium atoms aboard sounding rockets as an important milestone toward space-borne quantum sensors. Design, assembly and qualification of the system, combing micro-integrated distributed feedback (DFB) diode laser modules and free space optical bench technology, is presented in the context of the MAIUS (Matter-wave Interferometry in Microgravity) mission. This laser system, with a volume of 21 l and total mass of 27 kg, passed all qualification tests for operation on sounding rockets and is currently used in the integrated MAIUS flight system producing Bose-Einstein condensates and performing atom interferometry based on Bragg diffraction. The MAIUS payload is being prepared for launch in fall 2016. We further report on a reference laser system, comprising a rubidium stabilized DFB laser, which was operated successfully on the TEXUS 51 mission in April 2015. The system demonstrated a high level of technological maturity by remaining frequency stabilized throughout the mission including the rocket's boost phase.

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