The passive optically pumped Rb frequency standard: The laser approach

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 565-593

  Vanier, J ^a   Mandache, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; FREQUENCY STABILITY; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL PUMPING; RESONANCE;

MICROWAVE CAVITY; OPTICAL MICROWAVE;

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

EID: 34249896934     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-007-2643-5     Document Type: Article

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