Frequency metrology by use of quantum interference

Optics Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 1688-1690

  Georgiades, N Ph ^a   Polzik, E S ^a,b   Kimble, H J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CESIUM; DEMODULATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FLUORESCENCE; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; LASER BEAMS; PHOTONS;

EIGENFREQUENCIES; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE; TWO PHOTON EXCITATION; ULTRAFAST NONLINEAR MIXING ELEMENTS;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0030258104     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.21.001688     Document Type: Article

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