DocumentCode
688569
Title
A frequency comb and precision spectroscopy experiment in space
Author
Wilken, T. ; Lezius, M. ; Hansch, Theodor W. ; Kohfeldt, A. ; Wicht, Andreas ; Schkolnik, V. ; Krutzik, M. ; Duncker, H. ; Hellmig, O. ; Windpassinger, P. ; Sengstock, K. ; Peters, Achim ; Holzwarth, R.
Author_Institution
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenopt., Garching, Germany
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A frequency comb, DFB diode laser and rubidium spectroscopy cell have been developed and commissioned on a sounding rocket mission to demonstrate their technological maturity. The first laser spectroscopy experiment on an optical transition in space is performed.
Keywords
atomic clocks; distributed feedback lasers; precision engineering; rubidium; semiconductor lasers; space research; spectroscopic light sources; DFB diode laser; frequency comb; precision spectroscopy; rubidium spectroscopy; sounding rocket mission; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Optical fiber amplifiers; Oscillators; Spectroscopy; Surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6832943
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