A prototype industrial laser system for cold atom inertial sensing in space

Autor: Caldani, Romain, Merlet, Sébastien, Santos, Franck Pereira Dos, Stern, Guillaume, Martin, Anne-Sophie, Desruelle, Bruno, Ménoret, Vincent
Rok vydání: 2019
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2019-100360-2
Popis: 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.
Databáze: arXiv