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461nm laser for studies in ultracold neutral strontium
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| Title: | 461nm laser for studies in ultracold neutral strontium |
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| Author: | Saenz, Aaron D. |
| Advisor: | Killian, Thomas C. |
| Degree: | Master of Science thesis |
| Abstract: | A 461 nm laser was constructed for the purposes of studying ultracold neutral strontium. The dipole-allowed 1 S0 → 1P1 transition at 460.862 nm can be used in laser cooling and trapping; optical imaging, Zeeman slowing, and photoassociative spectroscopy. We produce light at this wavelength by converting infrared light at 922nm from various IR sources, notably a Ti:Sapphire laser, via second harmonic generation in a frequency doubling cavity using a potassium niobate crystal. This thesis will discuss the motivation, optical resonator, locking electronics, and characterization of a 461 nm laser. |
| Citation: | Saenz, Aaron D.. "461nm laser for studies in ultracold neutral strontium." Masters Thesis, Rice University, ETD http://hdl.handle.net/1911/17913. |
| Citable link to this page: | http://hdl.handle.net/1911/17913 |
| Date: | 2005 |
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