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Atom interferometric method for eliminating Doppler effects in precision measurements
Published
Author(s)
G Wilpers, Christopher W. Oates, Leo W. Hollberg
Abstract
We present a method to reduce the residual Doppler effect by almost two orders of magnitude in our optical frequency standard. The approach combines atom interferometry and launching of microkelvin neutral atoms.
interferometry, optical frequency standard, residual Doppler effect
Citation
Wilpers, G.
, Oates, C.
and Hollberg, L.
(2004),
Atom interferometric method for eliminating Doppler effects in precision measurements, CLEO, Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics Proc., San Francisco, CA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50119
(Accessed October 21, 2025)