Back to Publications List       Frequency stabilization of an extended cavity semiconductor diode laser for chirp cooling J.A. Morzinski, P.S. Bhatia, and M.S. Shahriar Rev. Scient. Instrum. vol. 73, pp. 3449-3453 (2002). Abstract We present a technique to stabilize in an atomic transition the chirping frequency of a narrow-band semiconductor diode laser. The technique is demonstrated to chirp-cool 85Rb atoms used for loading a magneto-optical trap. The stabilization process eliminates long-term fluctuations and drifts in the number of atoms caught in the trap. This is a simple, easy-to-implement, and robust method for wide range of laser cooling experiments employing frequency chirping.         Home | About the Program | Our Research | Publications | People Related MURIs | Contact © Massachusetts Institute of Technology