Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 21, Issue 2, 021407(2023)

Laser frequency locking method for Rydberg atomic sensing

Kai Yang, Ruiqi Mao, Qiang An, Zhanshan Sun*, and Yunqi Fu**
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  • College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

    Received: Jun. 28, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 8, 2022

    Posted: Sep. 8, 2022

    Published Online: Nov. 16, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhanshan Sun (szs199252@163.com), Yunqi Fu (yunqifu@nudt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202321.021407

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