Dynamic Continuous-Wave Spectroscopy of Coherent Population Trapping at Phase-Jump Modulation
M. Yu. Basalaev, V.I. Yudin, A.V. Taichenachev, M.I. Vaskovskaya, D.S. Chuchelov, S.A. Zibrov, V.V. Vassiliev, V.L. Velichansky
Abstract
A method of dynamic continuous-wave spectroscopy of coherent population trapping (CPT) resonances using phase modulation of the jump type is developed. The time evolution of the spectroscopic signal is investigated. A method for the formation of an error signal for frequency stabilization is proposed. We show that our approach has a reduced sensitivity to the line-shape asymmetry of the CPT resonance. The experimental results are in good qualitative agreement with theoretical predictions based on a mathematical model of a three-level $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Lambda}}$ system in a bichromatic field. This method can be used in atomic frequency standards (including chip-scale atomic clocks).