Low-frequency-noise diode laser for atom interferometry

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1632-1638

  Nazarova, Tatiana ^a   Lisdat, Christian ^a   Riehle, Fritz ^a   Sterr, Uwe ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DIODES; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER COOLING; LIGHT SOURCES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ATOM INTERFEROMETER; ATOM INTERFEROMETRY; FREQUENCY FILTERING; FREQUENCY FLUCTUATION; HIGH-FINESSE CAVITY; HIGH-FREQUENCY NOISE; INJECTION-LOCKING; LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE;

ATOM LASERS;

EID: 59949100340     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001632     Document Type: Article

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