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Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements

Suppression of spurious phase shifts in an optical frequency standard

T. Trebst, T. Binnewies, J. Helmcke, F. Riehle

Published Nov 7, 2002• 3 citations
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Abstract

Time-domain atom-light interferometers using a series of beam splitting co-propagating or counter-propagating pulses are employed to identify and to reduce spurious systematic phase shifts in an optical frequency standard resulting from minute wave front curvatures or gravitational acceleration.
DOI
10.1109/cpem.2000.850921

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