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Elimination of spatial Rabi frequency modulation by sideband suppression with a calcite crystal

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The simplest way to produce the Raman beams needed for atomic gravimetry is using a phase modulator. This process, however, produces additional frequencies that introduce a spatial modulation on the Rabi frequency. In this work, we show that using a calcite crystal and a polarizer in the retro-reflected beam, it is possible to remove the undesired frequency components and the spatial Rabi frequency modulation, resulting in Raman beams with perpendicular polarization and preserving the advantages of the modulation technique without their unwanted interference effects. We discuss how the calcite crystal enables polarization combinations that were not easily accessible before using a phase modulator alone.

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We acknowledge funding from CONACyT grants No. CB 254460, FC 157 and CB A1-S-18696, and UASLP.

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  2. Departamento de Actuaria, Física y Matemáticas, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Santa Catarina Martir, 72820, Puebla, Mexico

    W. M. Pimenta

  3. CONACYT-Instituto de Física, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, 78290, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    J. A. Franco-Villafañe

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Maldonado, M.A., Pimenta, W.M., Franco-Villafañe, J.A. et al. Elimination of spatial Rabi frequency modulation by sideband suppression with a calcite crystal. Appl. Phys. B 127, 170 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-021-07717-3

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