We propose a far off-resonance laser frequency stabilization method that can accurately adjust the frequency lock points based on the Faraday rotation spectroscopy. The atomic magnetometer based on the spin-exchange relaxation-free (SERF) theory needs to stabilize the frequency of the probe laser on the detuning of several gigahertz (GHz) away from the resonance of the alkali metal atom, to reduce the absorption of the probe light by the alkali metal vapor cell. We propose a laser frequency stabilization method that can accurately adjust the frequency lock points using an acousto-optic modulator based on Faraday rotation spectroscopy. We reveal the principles of the method and simulate the new Faraday rotation spectra. Besides, we study the effect of the amount of frequency shift of the acousto - optic modulator and the temperature of the alkali metal vapor cell on the frequency lock points of the spectra, and give the formula for calculating the frequency point. Our proposed laser frequency stabilization method can stabilize the laser frequency on the detuning of several gigahertz (GHz) away from the resonance of the alkali metal atom and can adjust the frequency lock points quickly and accurately. This method can be used in atomic magnetometer, degenerate Raman sideband cooling (DRSC) and two photon excitation of Rydberg states.
Distributed feedback laser is widely used as the pump beam and probe beam in atomic physical and quantum experiments. As the frequency stability is a vital characteristic to the laser diode in these experiments, a saturated absorption frequency stabilization method assisted with the function of current and frequency is proposed. The relationship between the current and frequency is acquired based on the genetic programming (GP) algorithm. To verify the feasibility of the method, the frequency stabilization system is comprised of two parts that are modeling the relation between the current and frequency by GP and processing the saturated absorption signal. The results of the frequency stabilization experiment proved that this method can not only narrow the frequency searching range near the atomic line center but also compensate for the phase delay between the saturated absorption peak and the zero crossing point of the differential error signal. The reduced phase delay increases the locking probability and makes the wavelength drift only 0.015 pm/h, which converted to frequency drift is 7 MHz/h after frequency locking on the Rb absorption line.
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