Digital laser frequency and intensity stabilization based on the STEMlab platform (originally Red Pitaya).
Journal
The Review of scientific instruments
ISSN: 1089-7623
Titre abrégé: Rev Sci Instrum
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0405571
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Aug 2020
01 Aug 2020
Historique:
entrez:
3
9
2020
pubmed:
3
9
2020
medline:
3
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report on the development, implementation, and characterization of digital controllers for laser frequency stabilization as well as intensity stabilization and control. Our design is based on the STEMlab (originally Red Pitaya) platform. The presented analog hardware interfaces provide all necessary functionalities for the designated applications and can be integrated in standard 19-in. rack mount units. Printed circuit board layouts are made available as an open-source project (T. Preuschoff et al., https://github.com/TU-Darmstadt-APQ/RedPitaya-Lockbox, 2020 and T. Preuschoff et al., https://github.com/TU-Darmstadt-APQ/RedPitaya-IntStab, 2020). A detailed characterization shows that the bandwidth (1.25 MHz) and the noise performance of the controllers are limited by the STEMlab system and not affected by the supplementary hardware. Frequency stabilization of a diode laser system resulting in a linewidth of 52(1) kHz (FWHM) is demonstrated. Intensity control to the 1 × 10
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM