Frequency stabilization to 6 ×10-16 via spectral-hole burning

Nature Photonics

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 688-693

  Thorpe, Michael J ^a   Rippe, Lars ^b   Fortier, Tara M ^a   Kirchner, Matthew S ^a   Rosenband, Till ^a  

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

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 80455173861     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2011.215     Document Type: Article

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