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Improvements to A Transportable Atomic Fountain Laser system
Published
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.
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 October 3, 2025)