A compact and robust diode laser system for atom interferometry on a sounding rocket

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Autoren

V Schkolnik
O Hellmig
A Wenzlawski
J Grosse
A Kohfeldt
K Doeringshoff
A Wicht
P Windpassinger
K Sengstock
C Braxmaier
M Krutzik
A Peters

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https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000382012100007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL

DOI

10.1007/s00340-016-6490-0

eISSN

1432-0649

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Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: DU2AH

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0946-2171

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Zeitschrift

APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS

Artikelnummer

ARTN 217

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2016

Status

Published

Titel

A compact and robust diode laser system for atom interferometry on a sounding rocket

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Article

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122

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Autoren

V Schkolnik
O Hellmig
A Wenzlawski
J Grosse
A Kohfeldt
K Döringshoff
A Wicht
P Windpassinger
K Sengstock
C Braxmaier
M Krutzik
A Peters

DOI

10.1007/s00340-016-6490-0

eISSN

1432-0649

ISSN

0946-2171

Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung

Zeitschrift

Applied Physics B

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Artikelnummer

217

Online publication date

2016

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2016

Status

Published

Herausgeber

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00340-016-6490-0

Datum der Datenerfassung

2019

Titel

A compact and robust diode laser system for atom interferometry on a sounding rocket

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

122

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Abstract

We present a diode laser system optimized for laser cooling and atom interferometry with ultra-cold rubidium atoms aboard sounding rockets as an important milestone towards space-borne quantum sensors. Design, assembly and qualification of the system, combing micro-integrated distributed feedback (DFB) diode laser modules and free space optical bench technology is presented in the context of the MAIUS (Matter-wave Interferometry in Microgravity) mission. This laser system, with a volume of 21 liters and total mass of 27 kg, passed all qualification tests for operation on sounding rockets and is currently used in the integrated MAIUS flight system producing Bose-Einstein condensates and performing atom interferometry based on Bragg diffraction. The MAIUS payload is being prepared for launch in fall 2016. We further report on a reference laser system, comprising a rubidium stabilized DFB laser, which was operated successfully on the TEXUS 51 mission in April 2015. The system demonstrated a high level of technological maturity by remaining frequency stabilized throughout the mission including the rocket's boost phase.

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