Frequency stabilization of a laser diode with use of light-induced birefringence in an atomic vapor

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 33, 2003, Pages 6645-6649

  Yoshikawa, Yutaka ^a   Umeki, Takeshi ^a   Mukae, Takuro ^a   Torii, Yoshio ^a   Kuga, Takahiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BIREFRINGENCE; DOPPLER EFFECT; FREQUENCY STABILITY; POLARIMETERS; RUBIDIUM; SPECTROSCOPY;

ATOMIC VAPOR; DOPPLER FREE SPECTRA; POLARIZATION SPECTROSCOPY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 1842832926     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.006645     Document Type: Article

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