Frequency Stabilization of a Laser Diode with Use of Light-Induced Birefringence in an Atomic Vapor

Yutaka Yoshikawa, Takeshi Umeki, Takuro Mukae, Yoshio Torii, Takahiro Kuga
2003 Applied Optics  
We present a simple modulation-free technique to stabilize a laser frequency to the Doppler-free spectra of an atomic vapor. Polarization spectroscopy with use of a balanced polarimeter allows us to obtain a background-free dispersion signal suitable for high-speed and robust frequency stabilization. We employed the method to the 5S 1͞2 F ϭ 2 3 5P 3͞2 FЈ ϭ 3 transition of 87 Rb atoms. The achieved feedback bandwidth was approximately 100 kHz, and an efficient suppression of the frequency noise in a laboratory environment was attained.
doi:10.1364/ao.42.006645 pmid:14658467 fatcat:g3bvrvrabvaphnivdq4ubnbph4