A simple, versatile laser system for the creation of ultracold ground state molecules

PD Gregory, PK Molony, MP Köppinger… - New Journal of …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
PD Gregory, PK Molony, MP Köppinger, A Kumar, Z Ji, B Lu, AL Marchant, SL Cornish
New Journal of Physics, 2015iopscience.iop.org
A narrow-linewidth, dual-wavelength laser system is vital for the creation of ultracold ground
state molecules via stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP) from a weakly bound
Feshbach state. Here we describe how a relatively simple apparatus consisting of a single
fixed-length optical cavity can be used to narrow the linewidth of the two different
wavelength lasers required for STIRAP simultaneously. The frequency of each of these
lasers is referenced to the cavity and is continuously tunable away from the cavity modes …
Abstract
A narrow-linewidth, dual-wavelength laser system is vital for the creation of ultracold ground state molecules via stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP) from a weakly bound Feshbach state. Here we describe how a relatively simple apparatus consisting of a single fixed-length optical cavity can be used to narrow the linewidth of the two different wavelength lasers required for STIRAP simultaneously. The frequency of each of these lasers is referenced to the cavity and is continuously tunable away from the cavity modes through the use of non-resonant electro-optic modulators. Self-heterodyne measurements suggest the laser linewidths are reduced to several 100 Hz. In the context of 87 Rb 133 Cs molecules produced via magnetoassociation on a Feshbach resonance, we demonstrate the performance of the laser system through one-and two-photon molecular spectroscopy. Finally, we demonstrate transfer of the molecules to the rovibrational ground state using STIRAP.
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