Doppler-free saturation spectroscopy in an optically thick atomic vapor is used in an
optical-feedback configuration for two semiconductor diode laser systems. One laser
system consists of an unmodifed, commercially available diode laser. The other laser
system consists of a diode laser initially stabilized by optical feedback from a diffraction
grating. In both cases a portion of a 780-nm diode laser beam passes through a heated
rubidium cell and is retroreflected back to the laser. The optical feedback causes the laser
frequency to be stabilized to a hyperfine transition within the Rb D��� line. The linewidth of
the laser is also reduced as a result of the optical feedback. / Graduation date: 1995
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/35253 |
| Date | 20 May 1994 |
| Creators | Cuneo, Christopher J. |
| Contributors | McIntyre, David H. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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