Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS)

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

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

Published May 1, 2007• 4 citations

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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 52 P 1/2 DC-light background through polarization and spectral filtering.

DOI: 10.1109/freq.2007.4319294

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