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Improvements to A Transportable Atomic Fountain Laser system

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Author(s)

Paul D. Kunz, Vladislav Gerginov, Thomas P. Heavner, Steven R. Jefferts

Abstract

We are developing a transportable rubidium (Rb) atomic fountain frequency standard which uses independently phase-locked diode lasers for laser-cooling. At this point in time, we have not demonstrated sub-Doppler (υKelvin) atom temperatures using out phased-locked laser scheme. However, we present measurements indicating the problem is due to insufficient phase-coherence between the cooling lasers. We are presently building a new generation of laser locking electronics which we believe will allow for sub-Doppler laser cooling of the Rb atoms. Additionally, we discuss a number of improvements we have made to the system since our last publication.
Proceedings Title
PTTI Conference proceedings 2011
Conference Dates
November 14-17, 2011
Conference Location
Long Beach, CA

Keywords

Atomic Fountain, laser cooling, phase-locking

Citation

Kunz, P. , Gerginov, V. , Heavner, T. and Jefferts, S. (2011), Improvements to A Transportable Atomic Fountain Laser system, PTTI Conference proceedings 2011, Long Beach, CA (Accessed June 30, 2024)

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Created November 14, 2011, Updated February 19, 2017