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A 420nm Blue Diode Laser for the Potential Rubidium Optical Frequency Standard |
Sheng-Nan Zhang1, Xiao-Gang Zhang1, Jian-Hui Tu2**, Zhao-Jie Jiang1, Hao-Sen Shang1, Chuan-Wen Zhu1, Wei Yang2, Jing-Zhong Cui2, Jing-Biao Chen1** |
1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, and Institute of Quantum Electronics, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871 2National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Vacuum Technology & Physics, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, China Academy of Space Technology, Lanzhou 730000
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Sheng-Nan Zhang, Xiao-Gang Zhang, Jian-Hui Tu et al 2017 Chin. Phys. Lett. 34 074211 |
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Abstract We report a 420 nm external cavity diode laser with an interference filter (IF) of 0.5 nm narrow-bandwidth and 79% high transmission, which is first used for Rb optical frequency standard. The IF and the cat-eye reflector are used for selecting wavelength and light feedback, respectively. The measured laser linewidth is 24 kHz when the diode laser is free running. Using this narrow-linewidth IF blue diode laser, we realize a compact Rb optical frequency standard without a complicated PDH system. The preliminary stability of the Rb optical frequency standard is $2\times10^{-13}$ at 1 s and decreases to $1.9\times10^{-14}$ at 1000 s. The narrow-linewidth characteristic makes the IF blue diode laser a well suited candidate for the compact Rb optical frequency standard.
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Received: 24 April 2017
Published: 23 June 2017
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PACS: |
42.55.Px
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(Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes)
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32.70.Jz
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(Line shapes, widths, and shifts)
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06.20.fb
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(Standards and calibration)
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Fund: Supported by the China Academy of Space Technology Foundation under Grant No CAST-2015-5-10, the National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 91436210. |
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