High-power and narrow-linewidth laser light is a vital tool for atomic physics, being used for
example in laser cooling and trapping and precision spectroscopy. Here we produce Watt …

A steady-state magneto-optical trap (MOT) of fermionic strontium atoms operating on the 7.5-
kHz-wide S 0 1-P 1 3 transition is demonstrated. This MOT contains 8.4× 10 7 atoms, a …

Generating high output powers while achieving narrow line single mode lasing are often
mutual exclusive properties of commercial laser diodes. For this reason, efficient and …

Experiments with cold atoms require laser light sources which are highly stable, have good
spectral properties and operate at very specific frequencies. In this thesis, we will present the …

Les travaux présentés dans ce manuscrit de thèse portent sur la construction d'un nouveau
dispositif pour atomes froids de strontium 84. Les expériences réalisées sur ce montage …

In this thesis, I report on my work, under the supervision of prof. dr Florian Schreck and dr.
Benjamin Pasquiou, on the atom laser experiment at the University of Amsterdam. The work …

Over the last three decades, atom interferometry has been developed rapidly and has
become an important tool in quantum metrology. It has been widely applied both in the test …