High-sensitivity detection of two-photon Ramsey fringes at 30 THz by frequency-comb assisted stimulated emission

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1406-1411

  Grain, Christophe ^a   Shelkovnikov, Alexander ^a,b   Amy Klein, Anne ^a   Butcher, Robert James ^a,c   Chardonnet, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide lasers; Frequency stability; SF6; Stimulated emission

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; FREQUENCIES; INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTONS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

RAMSEY FRINGES;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0036795658     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.802952     Document Type: Article

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