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Generation of coherent population trapping resonances with nearly 100% transmission contrast

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Author(s)

V Shah, Svenja A. Knappe, Leo W. Hollberg, John E. Kitching

Abstract

We demonstrate a simple setup for observing very high contrast coherent population trapping resonances in rubidium-87. The high contrast is achieved by eliminating the DC-light background through polarization and spectral filtering.
Proceedings Title
Proc. 2007 Joint Mtg. IEEE Intl. Freq. Cont. Symp. and EFTF Conf.
Conference Dates
May 29-June 1, 2007
Conference Location
Geneva, CH

Keywords

atomic clocks, coherent population trapping, four-wave-mixing, magnetometers

Citation

Shah, V. , Knappe, S. , Hollberg, L. and Kitching, J. (2007), Generation of coherent population trapping resonances with nearly 100% transmission contrast, Proc. 2007 Joint Mtg. IEEE Intl. Freq. Cont. Symp. and EFTF Conf., Geneva, CH, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50571 (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created May 29, 2007, Updated February 17, 2017
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