Active stabilization of alkali-atom vapor density with a solid-state electrochemical alkali-atom source

We report a demonstration of vapor-phase Rubidium (Rb) density stabilization in a vapor cell using a solid-state electrochemical Rb source device. Clear Rb density stabilization is observed. Further demonstrations show that the temperature coefficient for Rb density can be reduced more than 100 time...

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Published in:Optics express 2018-02, Vol.26 (3), p.3696-3701
Main Authors: Kang, Songbai, Mott, Russell P, Mis, Allison V, Roper, Christopher S, Donley, Elizabeth A, Kitching, John
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Language:English
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Summary:We report a demonstration of vapor-phase Rubidium (Rb) density stabilization in a vapor cell using a solid-state electrochemical Rb source device. Clear Rb density stabilization is observed. Further demonstrations show that the temperature coefficient for Rb density can be reduced more than 100 times when locked and the device's power consumption is less than 10 mW. Preliminary investigation of the locking dynamic range shows that the Rb density is well stabilized when the initial density is five times higher (33 × 10 /cm ) than the set point density (6 × 10 /cm ). Active stabilization with this device is of high interest for portable cold-atom microsystems where large ambient temperature working ranges and low power consumption are required.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.26.003696