SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER EXCITATION OF RAMSEY FRINGES BY USING A RAMAN TRANSITION IN A CESIUM ATOMIC-BEAM

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作者
HEMMER, PR [1 ]
SHAHRIAR, MS [1 ]
LAMELARIVERA, H [1 ]
SMITH, SP [1 ]
BERNACKI, BE [1 ]
EZEKIEL, S [1 ]
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[1] MIT,ELECTR RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1364/JOSAB.10.001326
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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An amplitude-modulated semiconductor laser is used to excite a 9.2-GHz Raman transition in a cesium atomic beam. Separated-field Ramsey fringes as narrow as 1 kHz wide are observed with a high signal-to-noise ratio, even for semiconductor laser linewidths as wide as 20 MHz. These narrow resonances have potential application in the development of high-accuracy, optically excited atomic clocks.
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页码:1326 / 1329
页数:4
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