Laser Cooling of Lithium Using Relay Chirp Cooling

Author

Curtis C. Bradley
J. Greg Story, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Jeffrey J. Tollett
Jian Chen
N. W M Ritchie
Randall G. Hulet

Abstract

We demonstrate a chirp-cooling technique that uses a laser with multiple FM sidebands to slow lithium atoms from initial velocities of as much as 1880 m/s to final velocities near zero. Compared with the use of a single sideband, this multisideband technique significantly reduces FM bandwidth requirements and provides a greater flux of slowed atoms.

Recommended Citation

C. C. Bradley et al., "Laser Cooling of Lithium Using Relay Chirp Cooling," Optics Letters, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 349 - 351, The Optical Society, Mar 1992.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.17.000349

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0146-9592

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1992 The Optical Society, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Mar 1992