Coherent population trapping for the realization of a small, stable, atomic clock

Proceedings of the Annual IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 424-434

  Vanier, Jacques ^a,b  

^a Kernco Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIZATION; MASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; STANDARDS;

COHERENT POPULATION TRAPPING (CPT);

ATOMIC CLOCKS;

EID: 0036438521     PISSN: 01616404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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