A frequency-stabilized light source at 399 nm using an Yb hollow-cathode lamp

Abstract

We demonstrate a diode laser system operating at 399 nm that is stabilized to the $6{\mathrm{s}}^2{}^1{\mathrm{S}}_0-6s6p{}^1{\mathrm{P}}_1$ electric dipole transition in ytterbium (Yb) atoms in a hollow-cathode lamp. The frequency stability of the laser reached $1.1\times 10^{-11}$ at an averaging time of $\tau =1\mathrm{s}$. We performed an absolute frequency measurement using an optical frequency comb and determined that the absolute frequency of the laser stabilized to the ${}^1{\mathrm{S}}_0-{}^1{\mathrm{P}}_1$ transition in ${}^{174}\mathrm{Yb}$ was 751 526 522.26(9) MHz. We also investigated several systematic frequency shifts while changing some of the light source parameters and measured several isotope shifts. The measured laser frequency will provide useful information regarding the practical use of the frequency-stabilized light source at 399 nm.

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