VCSELs for atomic sensors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6484, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Serkland, D K ^a   Geib, K M ^a   Peake, G M ^a   Lutwak, R ^b   Rashed, A ^b   Varghese, M ^c   Tepolt, G ^c   Prouty, M ^d  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Symmetricom   (United States)

^c CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Geometrics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic clock; Cesium; Frequency standard; Gyroscope; Linewidth; Magnetometer; Relative intensity noise; Rubidium; Spectroscopy; VCSEL; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser

Indexed keywords

ALKALI ATOMS; ATOMIC SENSORS; RELATIVE INTENSITY NOISE; VAPOR CELLS;

ATOMIC CLOCKS; CESIUM; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; GYROSCOPES; LINEWIDTH; MAGNETOMETERS; RUBIDIUM;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 34248681558     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.715077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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