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A frequency-doubled laser system producing ns pulses for rubidium manipulation

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We have constructed a pulsed laser system for the manipulation of cold 87Rb atoms. The system combines optical telecommunications components and frequency doubling to generate light at 780 nm. Using a fast, fibre-coupled intensity modulator, we sliced output from a continuous laser diode into pulses with a length between 1.3 and 6.1 ns and a repetition frequency of 5 MHz. These pulses are amplified using an erbium-doped fibre amplifier, and frequency-doubled in a periodically poled lithium niobate crystal, yielding a peak power up to 12 W. Using the resulting light at 780 nm, we demonstrate Rabi oscillations on the F=2,mF=+2↔F′=3, m′ F=+3-transition of a single 87Rb atom.

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  1. Centre Scientifique bât. 503, Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l’Institut d’Optique, 91403, Orsay Cedex, France

    J. Dingjan, B. Darquié, J. Beugnon, M.P.A. Jones, S. Bergamini, G. Messin, A. Browaeys & P. Grangier

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Dingjan, J., Darquié, B., Beugnon, J. et al. A frequency-doubled laser system producing ns pulses for rubidium manipulation. Appl. Phys. B 82, 47–51 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-005-2027-7

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