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1 Laser stabilization via saturated absorption spectroscopy of iodine for applications in laser cooling and Bose-Einstein condensate creation Arron Potter

2 Laser stabilization via saturated absorption spectroscopy of iodine for applications in laser cooling and Bose-Einstein condensate creation Arron Potter

3 Laser stabilization Assume a diode laser is set to some particular wavelength 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

4 Laser stabilization Assume a diode laser is set to some particular wavelength There exists no guarantee that that wavelength will remain constant over time 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

5 Laser stabilization Assume a diode laser is set to some particular wavelength There exists no guarantee that that wavelength will remain constant over time Atomic and molecular transitions are nearly always constant, however 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

6 Laser stabilization Assume a diode laser is set to some particular wavelength There exists no guarantee that that wavelength will remain constant over time Atomic and molecular transitions are nearly always constant, however A gas cell is used, and the laser wavelength varied around the target 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

7 Laser stabilization Assume a diode laser is set to some particular wavelength There exists no guarantee that that wavelength will remain constant over time Atomic and molecular transitions are nearly always constant, however A gas cell is used, and the laser wavelength varied around the target Absorption peaks when a transition is accessible by the laser 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

8 Visible fluorescence! University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

9 Applications for laser locks In general used to address specific transitions e.g.: 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

10 Applications for laser locks In general used to address specific transitions e.g.: Laser cooling 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

11 Applications for laser locks In general used to address specific transitions e.g.: Laser cooling Laser trapping 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

12 Applications for laser locks In general used to address specific transitions e.g.: Laser cooling Laser trapping Measuring time standards (Yb suggested) 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

13 Applications for laser locks In general used to address specific transitions e.g.: Laser cooling Laser trapping Measuring time standards (Yb suggested) Precision phase measurements for interferometers 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

14 Applications for laser locks In general used to address specific transitions e.g.: Laser cooling Laser trapping Measuring time standards (Yb suggested) Precision phase measurements for interferometers e.g.: LIGO 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

15 Laser stabilization via saturated absorption spectroscopy of iodine for applications in laser cooling and Bose-Einstein condensate creation Arron Potter

16 Doppler effects Any gas has a distribution of particle velocities, resulting in a Doppler shift University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

17 Doppler effects Any gas has a distribution of particle velocities, resulting in a Doppler shift This shift broadens the absorption signal and causes muddling with nearby transitions University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

18 Doppler effects Any gas has a distribution of particle velocities, resulting in a Doppler shift This shift broadens the absorption signal and causes muddling with nearby transitions Doppler-broadened transitions are ~GHz, versus natural linewidths ~MHz University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

19 Doppler effects University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016 Image courtesy [2]

20 Photodiode voltage (V) Sure enough: Photodiode voltage versus laser scan position Time ( frequency shift) (s) 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

21 Saturated absorption spectroscopy The laser beam is divided into a weak probe and a strong pump (~10:1 or greater in intensity) University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

22 Saturated absorption spectroscopy The laser beam is divided into a weak probe and a strong pump (~10:1 or greater in intensity) The pump is aligned to exactly overlap the probe, but in opposite direction University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

23 Saturated absorption spectroscopy The laser beam is divided into a weak probe and a strong pump (~10:1 or greater in intensity) The pump is aligned to exactly overlap the probe, but in opposite direction Thus the two beams address different velocity groups unless on resonance University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

24 Saturated absorption spectroscopy The laser beam is divided into a weak probe and a strong pump (~10:1 or greater in intensity) The pump is aligned to exactly overlap the probe, but in opposite direction Thus the two beams address different velocity groups unless on resonance If on resonance, the pump burns a hole into the absorption University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

25 Saturated absorption spectroscopy The laser beam is divided into a weak probe and a strong pump (~10:1 or greater in intensity) The pump is aligned to exactly overlap the probe, but in opposite direction Thus the two beams address different velocity groups unless on resonance If on resonance, the pump burns a hole into the absorption Feedback is then arranged to constrain the laser wavelength to that of the transition University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

26 Saturated absorption spectroscopy University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016 Image courtesy [2]

27 Saturated absorption spectroscopy University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

28 Saturated absorption spectroscopy University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016 Image courtesy [2]

29 Saturated absorption spectroscopy University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016 Image courtesy [2]

30 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

31 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: Heat (400 C) 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

32 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: Heat (400 C) Bulky 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

33 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: Heat (400 C) Bulky Maintenance 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

34 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: Heat (400 C) Bulky Maintenance Visibility 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

35 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: Heat (400 C) Bulky Maintenance Visibility Iodine cell: 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

36 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: Heat (400 C) Bulky Maintenance Visibility Iodine cell: Room temperature 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

37 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: Heat (400 C) Bulky Maintenance Visibility Iodine cell: Room temperature Small, easily moveable 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

38 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: Heat (400 C) Bulky Maintenance Visibility Iodine cell: Room temperature Small, easily moveable No maintenance 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

39 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: Heat (400 C) Bulky Maintenance Visibility Iodine cell: Room temperature Small, easily moveable No maintenance Made of clear glass 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

40 Why iodine? Ytterbium cell: Heat (400 C) Bulky Maintenance Visibility Iodine cell: Room temperature Small, easily moveable No maintenance Made of clear glass Easy to see visually 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

41 Why iodine? 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

42 Why iodine? University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

43 Laser stabilization via saturated absorption spectroscopy of iodine for applications in laser cooling and Bose-Einstein condensate creation Arron Potter

44 Laser cooling Zeeman slower uses a nonlinear magnet to match resonance to light University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

45 Laser cooling Zeeman slower uses a nonlinear magnet to match resonance to light Magneto-optical trap (MOT) slows using red-detuned light University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

46 The MOT in action! 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

47 Laser cooling University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016 Image courtesy Deep Gupta

48 Laser cooling Zeeman slower uses a nonlinear magnet to match resonance to light Magneto-optical trap (MOT) slows using red-detuned light Optical dipole trap (ODT) creates a conservative potential well University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

49 Laser cooling University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016 Image courtesy [5]

50 Laser cooling Zeeman slower uses a nonlinear magnet to match resonance to light Magneto-optical trap (MOT) slows using red-detuned light Optical dipole trap (ODT) creates a conservative potential well Evaporative cooling allows high-energy atoms to exit University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

51 Laser stabilization via saturated absorption spectroscopy of iodine for applications in laser cooling and Bose-Einstein condensate creation Arron Potter

52 Bose-Einstein condensate Ultracold bosons condense into superfluid ground state University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

53 Bose-Einstein condensate Ultracold bosons condense into superfluid ground state This allows all atoms to be described by a single wave equation University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

54 Bose-Einstein condensate Ultracold bosons condense into superfluid ground state This allows all atoms to be described by a single wave equation A BEC can be used to create an atom beam University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

55 Bose-Einstein condensate Ultracold bosons condense into superfluid ground state This allows all atoms to be described by a single wave equation A BEC can be used to create an atom beam Vastly increases coherence over non-bec beams University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

56 Bose-Einstein condensate Ultracold bosons condense into superfluid ground state This allows all atoms to be described by a single wave equation A BEC can be used to create an atom beam Vastly increases coherence over non-bec beams Amplifies quantum effects University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

57 Bose-Einstein condensate Ultracold bosons condense into superfluid ground state This allows all atoms to be described by a single wave equation A BEC can be used to create an atom beam Vastly increases coherence over non-bec beams Amplifies quantum effects High-precision interferometric measurement of α University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

58 Bose-Einstein condensate Ultracold bosons condense into superfluid ground state This allows all atoms to be described by a single wave equation A BEC can be used to create an atom beam Vastly increases coherence over non-bec beams Amplifies quantum effects High-precision interferometric measurement of α Multi-species mixtures for observation of interactions and superfluid properties University of Washington - Institute for Nuclear Theory - REU 2016

59 Progress this summer 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

60 Photodiode Voltage (V) A strong Doppler profile Doppler and differentiated Doppler signal versus laser frequency shift 0.05 Doppler Signal (V) Time ( frequency shift) (s) 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

61 Photodiode Voltage (V) And its derivative Doppler and differentiated Doppler signal versus laser frequency shift 0.05 Doppler Signal (V) Demodulated Signal (V) Time ( frequency shift) (s) 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

62 Progress this summer Observed a strong Doppler profile and its derivative 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

63 Progress this summer Observed a strong Doppler profile and its derivative Greatly improved pump power and beam size (intensity) 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

64 Progress this summer Observed a strong Doppler profile and its derivative Greatly improved pump power and beam size (intensity) Set up or built much of the necessary infrastructure 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

65 Progress this summer Observed a strong Doppler profile and its derivative Greatly improved pump power and beam size (intensity) Set up or built much of the necessary infrastructure Filled in personal learning gaps 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

66 Progress this summer Observed a strong Doppler profile and its derivative Greatly improved pump power and beam size (intensity) Set up or built much of the necessary infrastructure Filled in personal learning gaps Burned and shocked myself many times 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

67 Acknowledgements My lab mates Katie, Dan, and Ben, for putting up with my incessant questions and teaching me an incredible amount Those from B063 for also answering many, many questions, providing invaluable help, and allowing me to continually steal borrow supplies Alan Jamison for his beautifully written and highly informative thesis as well as troubleshooting help via Deep Gupta, Gray Rybka, and the INT REU program for continuing to facilitate these opportunities 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

68 Acknowledgements, cont. The NSF for funding not only the INT REU program, but the overarching project as well 8/18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

69 References 1. Jamison, Alan O. Precision Interferometry with Bose-Einstein Condensates. Ph.D. thesis, University of Washington - Seattle, Foot, C. J. Atomic Physics. Oxford: Oxford UP, Print. 3. Gupta, S., Dieckmann, K., Hadzibabic, Z., Pritchard, D. E. 9/10/2002. Contrast Interferometry using Bose-Einstein Condensates to Measure h/m and α. Physical Review Letters. Vol. 89(14): Jayakumar, Anupriya, Plotkin-Swing, Benjamin, Jamison, Alan O., Gupta, Subhadeep. 7/10/2015. Dual-axis vapor cell for simultaneous laser frequency stabilization on disparate optical transitions. Review of Scientific Instruments. Vol. 86(7): /18/2016 University of Washington Physics - Ultracold Atoms Group - INT REU

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