title: Small-sized dichroic atomic vapor laser lock.
abstract: Two, lightweight diode laser frequency stabilization systems designed for experiments in the field are described. A significant reduction in size and weight in both models supports the further miniaturization of measurement devices in the field. Similar to a previous design, magnetic field lines are contained within a magnetic shield enclosing permanent magnets and a Rb cell, so that these dichroic atomic vapor laser lock (DAVLL) systems may be used for magnetically sensitive instruments. The mini-DAVLL system (49 mm long) uses a vapor cell (20 mm long) and does not require cell heaters. An even smaller micro-DAVLL system (9 mm long) uses a microfabricated cell (3 mm square) and requires heaters. These new systems show no degradation in performance with regard to previous designs while considerably reducing dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, USA. cmpius@berkeley.edu
authors.forename: Changmin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: G Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corsini
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Higbie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knappe
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ledbetter
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Budker