Ramsey interferometry with an atom laser

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 20661-20668

  Doring D ^a   Debs, J E ^a   Robins, N P ^a   Figl, C ^a   Altin, P A ^a   Close, J D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; GROUND STATE; INTERFEROMETRY; PULSED LASERS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

ATOMIC STATE; FIRST ORDER; FREE SPACES; GROUND STATE TRANSITION; INTERFEROMETRIC PHASE; INTERNAL STATE; RAMAN TRANSITION; RAMSEY FRINGES;

ATOM LASERS;

EID: 70749146067     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.020661     Document Type: Article

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