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Field-test of a robust, portable, frequency-stable laser

Optics 2015-05-27 v1

Abstract

We operate a frequency-stable laser in a non-laboratory environment where the test platform is a passenger vehicle. We measure the acceleration experienced by the laser and actively correct for it to achieve a system acceleration sensitivity of Δf/f\Delta f / f = 11(2)×101211(2) \times 10^{-12}/g, 6(2)×10126(2) \times 10^{-12}/g, and 4(1)×10124(1) \times 10^{-12}/g for accelerations in three orthogonal directions at 1 Hz. The acceleration spectrum and laser performance are evaluated with the vehicle both stationary and moving. The laser linewidth in the stationary vehicle with engine idling is 1.7(1) Hz.

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@article{arxiv.1104.1413,
  title  = {Field-test of a robust, portable, frequency-stable laser},
  author = {David R. Leibrandt and Michael J. Thorpe and James C. Bergquist and Till Rosenband},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.1413},
  year   = {2015}
}
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