The Variation of the Linewidths and Amplitudes of Sub-Doppler Resonances of 87Rb D2 Line with Laser Beam Intensity

Year 2022, Volume: 26 Issue: 2, 421 - 428, 30.04.2022

Ersoy Şahin

https://doi.org/10.16984/saufenbilder.1071289

Abstract

The sub-Doppler resonances linewidths and amplitudes depend on the laser beam intensity. The effect of laser beam intensity on the resonance linewidths and amplitudes obtained from different energy transitions of atoms varies from resonance to resonance. The effect of laser beam intensity on resonance linewidths and amplitudes is of great importance for diode laser frequency stability applications. It needs to be determined by measuring. The effect of the laser beam intensity on the linewidths and amplitudes of sub-Doppler resonances were measured by laser heterodyne spectroscopy using the linearly polarized frequency stabilized extended cavity diode lasers. The measurements are compatible with the theory and the uncertainty of the measurements are fewer than 1.6 MHz and 0.3 mV for linewidths and amplitudes, respectively.

Keywords

Sub-Doppler resonance, linewidth, amplitude, saturation absorption spectroscopy, laser frequency stability

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