Progress in the realization of a frequency standard at 192.1 THz (1560.5 nm) using 87Rb D 2-line and second harmonic generation

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-161

  Poulin, Michel ^a,b   Cyr, Normand ^a,b   Latrasse, Christine ^a,b   Têtu, Michel ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Optical frequency standard; Optical injection locking; Rubidium; Second harmonic generation; Sub Doppler spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; CRYSTAL RESONATORS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; FREQUENCY STABILITY; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; RUBIDIUM; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

FABRY PEROT LASERS; OPTICAL INJECTION LOCKING; SUB DOPPLER SPECTROSCOPY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031120382     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.571801     Document Type: Article

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