Note: efficient generation of optical sidebands at GHz with a high-power tapered amplifier. 2014

J C Zappala, and K Bailey, and Z-T Lu, and T P O'Connor, and W Jiang
Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA.

Two methods using a laser-diode tapered amplifier to produce high-power, high-efficiency optical frequency sidebands over a wide tunable frequency range are studied and compared. For a total output of 500 mW at 811 nm, 20% of the power can be placed in each of the first-order sidebands. Functionality and characterization are presented within the sideband frequency region of 0.8-2.3 GHz, and it is shown that both methods can be applied beyond this frequency range. These methods provide a versatile and effective tool for atomic physics experiments.

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