Methods and evaluation of frequency aging in distributed-feedback laser diodes for rubidium atomic clocks.
- Matthey R Laboratoire Temps-Fréquence, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. renaud.matthey‐de‐lendroit@unine.ch
- Affolderbach C
- Mileti G
- 2011-09-03
Published in:
- Optics letters. - 2011
English
Distributed-feedback laser diodes emitting at 780 nm have been evaluated, with respect to the aging of the injection current required for reaching the rubidium D2 resonance line. Results obtained for lasers operating in air and in vacuum for 9 months are reported. When operated at constant temperature, the laser current required for emission at the wavelength of the desired atomic resonance is found to decrease by 50 to 80 μA per month. The impact of this result on the lifetime and long-term performances of laser-pumped rubidium atomic clocks is discussed.
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- DOI 10.1364/OL.36.003311
- PMID 21886194
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