Title :
Performance of an onboard gravimeter based on atom interferometry
Author :
Carraz, Olivier ; Charriére, Renée ; Cadoret, Malo ; Zahzam, Nassim ; Bidel, Yannick ; Bresson, Alexandre
Author_Institution :
Chemin de la Huniere, ONERA, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Atom interferometers have a promising interest for onboard applications such as inertial sensors or fundamental Physic space experiments. We propose a 85Rb atom gravimeter used with a compact and robust laser system at 780 nm based on the frequency doubling of a fibered laser bench at 1560 nm.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; gravimeters; rubidium; atom gravimeter; atom interferometers; atom interferometry; fibered laser bench; frequency doubling; fundamental Physic space experiments; inertial sensors; onboard gravimeter; wavelength 1560 nm; wavelength 780 nm; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Gravity measurement; Interferometers; Interferometry; Laser theory; Physics; Robustness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5191980
