Experimental Atomic Physics Group - Laser Design, Spectroscopy, and Technology

Degradation of Ta₂O₅ / SiO₂ Distributed Bragg Reflector Cavity Mirrors in Ultra-High Vacuum. A. Rudelis, B. Hui, J. Sinclair, E. Bytyqi, A. Schwartzman, R. Brenes, T. Kadosh Zhitomirsky, M. Schleier-Smith, and V. Vuletić, Optics Express 39670-39680 (2023).
High finesse bow-tie cavity for strong atom-photon coupling in Rydberg arrays. Y.-T. Chen, M. Szurak, Y.-C. Yeh, B. Hu, J. de Hond, B. Braverman, and V. Vuletić, Opt. Express 30(21), 37426-37435 (2022).
Dispersive optical systems for scalable Raman driving of hyperfine qubits. H. Levine, D. Bluvstein, A. Keesling, T. T. Wang, S. Ebadi, G. Semeghini, A. Omran, M. Greiner, V. Vuletić, and M.D. Lukin, Phys. Rev. A 105, 032618 (2022).
Distributed Bragg reflector laser with intra-cavity electro-optic modulator. M. Yamoah, B. Braverman, E. Pedrozo-Penafiel, A. Kawasaki, B. Zlatković, and V. Vuletić, Opt. Expr. 27, 37714-37720 (2019).
Fast Compact Laser Shutter Using a Direct Current Motor and 3D Printing. Grace H. Zhang, Boris Braverman, Akio Kawasaki, and Vladan Vuletić, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 126105 (2015).
Preventing and Reversing Vacuum-induced Optical Losses in High-Finesse Tantalum (V) Oxide Mirror Coatings . Dorian Gangloff, Molu Shi, Tailin Wu, Alexei Bylinskii, Boris Braverman, Michael Gutierrez, Roseanna Nichols, Junrun Li, Kai Aichholz, Marko Cetina, Leon Karpa, Branislav Jelenković, Isaac Chuang, and Vladan Vuletić, Opt. Express 23, 18014-18028 (2015).
Passive intrinsic-linewidth narrowing of ultraviolet extended-cavity diode laser by weak optical feedback. Polnop Samutpraphoot, Sophie Weber, Qian Lin, Dorian Gangloff, Alexei Bylinskii, Boris Braverman, Akio Kawasaki, Christoph Raab, Wilhelm Kaenders, and Vladan Vuletić, Optics Express 22, 11592-15999 (2014).
Long-external-cavity distributed Bragg reflector laser with subkilohertz intrinsic linewidth. Qian Lin, Hao Zhang, Mackenzie Van Camp, Brana Jelenkovic, and Vladan Vuletić, Opt. Lett. 37, 1989-1991 (2012).
Influence of grating parameters on the linewidths of external-cavity diode lasers . Huanqian Loh, Yu-ju. Lin, Igor Teper, Marko Cetina, Jonathan Simon, James K. Thompson, and Vladan Vuletić, Applied Optics 45, 9191-9197 (2006).
Measurement of An Electron’s Electric Dipole Moment Using Cesium Atoms Trapped in Optical Lattices. Cheng Chin, Veronique Leiber, Vladan Vuletić, Andrew J. Kerman and Steven Chu, Phys. Rev. A. 63, 033401 (2001).
A Broad Emitter Diode Laser System for Lithium Spectroscopy. Michael Praeger, Vladan Vuletić, Thomas Fischer, Theodor W. Hänsch, and Claus Zimmermann, Applied Physics B67, 163 (1998).
Bichromatic Frequency Conversion in Potassium Niobate. Alexander Hohla, Vladan Vuletić, Theodor W. Hänsch, and Claus Zimmermann, Optics Lett. 23, 436-438 (1998).
A Compact Grating-Stabilized Diode Laser System for Atomic Physics. Leo Ricci, Matthias Weidemüller, Tilman Esslinger, Andreas Hemmerich, Claus Zimmermann, Vladan Vuletić, Wolfgang König, and Theodor W. Hänsch, Optics Commun. 117, 541 (1995).
All Solid State Laser Source for Tunable Blue and Ultraviolet Radiation. Claus Zimmermann, Vladan Vuletić, Andreas Hemmerich, and Theodor W. Hänsch, Appl. Phys. Lett. 66, 2318 (1995).
Design for a Compact Tunable Ti:Sapphire Laser. Claus Zimmermann, Vladan Vuletić, Andreas Hemmerich, Leo Ricci, and Theodor W. Hänsch, Optics Lett. 20, 297 (1995).
Optical Pumping Saturation Effect in Selective Reflection. Vladan Vuletić, Vladimir A. Sautenkov, Claus Zimmermann and Theodor W. Hänsch, Optics Commun. 108, 77 (1994).
Measurement of Cesium Resonance Line Self-Broadening and Shift with Doppler-free Selective Reflection Spectroscopy. Vladan Vuletić, Vladimir A. Sautenkov, Claus Zimmermann and Theodor W. Hänsch, Optics Commun. 99, 185 (1993).