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High-resolution diode-laser spectroscopy of calcium

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Saturated-absorption signals on the calcium 657 nm transition are observed by direct absorption using diode lasers and a high flux atomic-beam cell. Line-widths as narrow as 65 kHz are observed with a high signal-to-noise ratio. Prospects for using this system as a compact wavelength/frequency reference are considered.

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  1. A. S. Zibrov & V. L. Velichansky

    Present address: Lebedev Institute of Physics, Moscow, Russia

  2. R. Ellingsen

    Present address: SINTEF DELAB, N-7034, Trondheim, Norway

  3. G. M. Tino

    Present address: Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Univ. di Napoli, I-Napoli, Italy

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    A. S. Zibrov, R. W. Fox, R. Ellingsen, C. S. Weimer, V. L. Velichansky, G. M. Tino & L. Hollberg

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Zibrov, A.S., Fox, R.W., Ellingsen, R. et al. High-resolution diode-laser spectroscopy of calcium. Appl. Phys. B 59, 327–331 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01081401

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