Optical-pumping noise in laser-pumped, all-optical microwave frequency references

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1676-1683

  Kitching, J ^a,c   Robinson, H G ^a   Hollberg, L ^a   Knappe, S ^b   Wynands, R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT FÜR ANGEWANDTE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER OPTICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL PUMPING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

HYPERFINE FREQUENCIES;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 0001145642     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001676     Document Type: Article

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