Hulet, Randall G.2009-06-042009-06-041992Bradley, 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>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13666A 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.79 p.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Atomic physicsRadiationOpticsThesisThesis Phys. 1992 Bradley