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IEEE Photonics Conference

Single-mode Distributed Feedback Lasers for 87Rb Two-Photon Quantum Technology Systems

Eugenio Di Gaetano, Paul F. Griffin, Brendan Keliehor, Marc Sorel, Erling Riis, Douglas J. Paul

Published Nov 1, 2022• 1 citation
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Abstract

Distributed feedback (DFB) lasers have been demonstrated at 778.1 nm wavelength with 48 mW output power, 20.5° vertical divergence, −150 dBc/Hz relative intensity noise (RIN), and linewidth of 3.67 kHz. Such devices were employed to successfully resolve the87Rb two-photon hyperfine levels in free-running conditions.
DOI
10.1109/ipc53466.2022.9975651

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