Laser frequency stabilization by modulation transfer spectroscopy and balanced detection of molecular iodine for laser cooling of ${}^{174}$Yb

Álvaro M. G. de Melo, Hector Letellier, Apoorva Apoorva +2

We report laser frequency stabilization by the combination of modulation transfer spectroscopy and balanced detection of a relatively weak hyperfine transition of the R(158)25-0 li…