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Title:
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A laser diode system and its use in a laser cooling experiment |
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Author:
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Bradley, Curtis Charles |
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Advisor:
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Hulet, R. G. |
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Degree:
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Master of Arts thesis |
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Abstract:
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A system to control and stabilize the output of visible laser diodes was developed and used to measure the velocity distribution of lithium atoms in a laser cooling experiment. Circuitry was designed and built for controlling the diode temperature and current, and optical feedback from a grating was used to further tune the laser and to narrow its lineshape. In the experiment, atoms from a thermal lithium beam were slowed to near zero velocity using a multi-frequency relay chirp technique. |
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Citation:
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Bradley, Curtis Charles. "A laser diode system and its use in a laser cooling experiment." Masters Thesis, Rice University, ETD http://hdl.handle.net/1911/13666. |
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Citable link to this page:
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http://hdl.handle.net/1911/13666 |
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Date:
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1992 |
