A prototype industrial laser system for cold atom inertial sensing in space
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2019-12-09 v1 Atomic Physics
Abstract
We present the design, realization, characterization and testing of an industrial prototype of a laser system, which is based on frequency doubling of telecom lasers and features all key functionalities to drive a cold atom space gradiometer based on the architecture proposed in [Trimeche et al, 2019]. Testing was performed by implementing the laser system onto a ground based atomic sensor currently under development. The system reaches a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 4, corresponding to an operational validation in a controlled environment. The optical architecture of the system can be adapted to other space mission scenarios.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1908.10058,
title = {A prototype industrial laser system for cold atom inertial sensing in space},
author = {Romain Caldani and Sébastien Merlet and Franck Pereira Dos Santos and Guillaume Stern and Anne-Sophie Martin and Bruno Desruelle and Vincent Ménoret},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.10058},
year = {2019}
}