METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A LASER SELF-MODULATED AT ALKALI-METAL ATOM HYPERFINE FREQUENCE - Patent 1815588

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EP 1 815 588 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	26.04.2007

(43)	Date of publication:
	08.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/32

(21)	Application number: 05857002.9

(22)	Date of filing: 22.11.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H03B 17/00^(2006.01)

H01S 1/06^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/042396

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/073597 (13.07.2006 Gazette 2006/28)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

22.11.2004 US 630024 P
07.02.2005 US 52261
21.11.2005 US 284064

(71)	Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
	Princeton, NJ 08544-0036 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HAPPER, William Princeton, NJ 08540 (US) JAU, Yuan-Yu Princeton, NJ 08540 (US)

(74)	Representative: Barton, Russell Glen et al
	Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW London SE1 2HW (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A LASER SELF-MODULATED AT ALKALI-METAL ATOM HYPERFINE FREQUENCE