Rubidium-stabilized diode laser for high-precision interferometer

Optical Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 900-903

  Bitou, Youichi ^a   Sasaki, Kaoru ^a   Inaba, Hajime ^a   Hong, Feng Lei ^a   Onae, Atsushi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gauge block interferometer; Optical frequency stabilization; Rubidium; Third harmonic technique

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT MODULATION; RUBIDIUM;

HIGH PRECISION INTERFEROMETER; TUNABLE DIODE LASER;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 2542525347     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1666773     Document Type: Article

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