title: Simple laser stabilization to the strontium ⁸⁸Sr transition at 707 nm.
abstract: We describe frequency stabilization of a laser at 707 nm wavelength using FM spectroscopy in a hollow cathode lamp. The laser is stabilized to the (88)Sr metastable (3)P2 to (3)S1 optical transition. The stabilized laser is utilized for laser-cooling and trapping of strontium atoms. We also briefly describe how the same hollow cathode lamp is used to simultaneously derive a polarization spectroscopy signal for stabilizing the blue-MOT laser at 461 nm.
authors.affiliation: JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Norcia
authors.affiliation: JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440, USA.
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Thompson