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| HAL: hal-00460189, version 1 |
| arXiv: 1003.0266 |
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| Low noise amplication of an optically carried microwave signal: application to atom interferometry |
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Thomas Lévèque 1Alexandre Gauguet 1 |
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| (2010-02-26) |
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| In this paper, we report a new scheme to amplify a microwave signal carried on a laser light at $\lambda$=852nm. The amplification is done via a semiconductor tapered amplifier and this scheme is used to drive stimulated Raman transitions in an atom interferometer. Sideband generation in the amplifier, due to self-phase and amplitude modulation, is investigated and characterized. We also demonstrate that the amplifier does not induce any significant phase-noise on the beating signal. Finally, the degradation of the performances of the interferometer due to the amplification process is shown to be negligible. |
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| 1: | Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE) |
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CNRS : UMR8630 – INSU – Observatoire de Paris – Université Pierre et Marie Curie [UPMC] - Paris VI |
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| 2: | Astrophysique Relativiste Théories Expériences Métrologie Instrumentation Signaux (ARTEMIS) |
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Université Nice Sophia Antipolis [UNS] – CNRS : UMR6162 – Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur – INSU |
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| Subject | : | Physics/Physics/Atomic Physics Physics/Physics/Optics |
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| laser – phase noise – sideband – semiconductor amplifier – stimulated Raman transition – atom interferometry |
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| hal-00460189, version 1 | |
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| From: Thomas Lévèque | |
| Submitted on: Friday, 26 February 2010 17:41:25 | |
| Updated on: Monday, 1 March 2010 08:27:45 | |
