  We present the characterization of a laser frequency stabilization scheme
using a state-of-the-art wavelength meter based on solid Fizeau
interferometers. For a frequency-doubled Ti-sapphire laser operated at 461 nm,
an absolute Allan deviation below $10^{-9}$ with a standard deviation of $1$
MHz over 10\,h is achieved. Using this laser for cooling and trapping of
strontium atoms, the wavemeter scheme provides excellent stability in
single-channel operation. Multi-channel operation with a multimode fiber switch
results in fluctuations of the atomic fluorescence correlated to residual
frequency excursions of the laser. The wavemeter-based frequency stabilization
scheme can be applied to a wide range of atoms and molecules for laser
spectroscopy, cooling and trapping.
