Tapered-amplified antireflection-coated laser diodes for potassium and rubidium atomic-physics experiments

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Nyman, R A ^a   Varoquaux, G ^a   Villier, B ^a   Sacchet, D ^a   Moron, F ^a   Le Coq, Y ^a,b   Aspect, A ^a   Bouyer, P ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSON-FERMION MIXTURES; ROOM-TEMPERATURE; TAPERED AMPLIFIERS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; ATOMIC PHYSICS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FEEDBACK; FERMIONS; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 33645834570     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2186809     Document Type: Article

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