Low-cost setup for generation of 3 GHz frequency difference phase-locked laser light

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 3306-3308

  Buchkremer, F B J ^a   Dumke, R ^a   Buggle, C ^a   Birkl, G ^a   Ertmer, W ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

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EID: 0347933210     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1287633     Document Type: Article

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12. In our setup, no narrow-bandwidth rf source (such as a synthesizer) is required to produce the phase-locked laser light. It is only needed when the frequency difference has to be stable in addition.