A laser diode system and its use in a laser cooling experiment

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dc.contributor.advisorHulet, Randall G.
dc.creatorBradley, Curtis Charles
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:35:07Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:35:07Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.description.abstractA system to control and stabilize the output of visible laser diodes was developed and used to measure the velocity distribution of lithium atoms in a laser cooling experiment. Circuitry was designed and built for controlling the diode temperature and current, and optical feedback from a grating was used to further tune the laser and to narrow its lineshape. In the experiment, atoms from a thermal lithium beam were slowed to near zero velocity using a multi-frequency relay chirp technique.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phys. 1992 Bradley
dc.identifier.citationBradley, Curtis Charles. "A laser diode system and its use in a laser cooling experiment." (1992) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13666">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13666</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13666
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectAtomic physics
dc.subjectRadiation
dc.subjectOptics
dc.titleA laser diode system and its use in a laser cooling experiment
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPhysics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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