Title :
Compact atomic clock based on coherent population trapping
Author :
Kitching, J. ; Hollberg, L. ; Knappe, S. ; Wynands, R.
Author_Institution :
Time & Frequency Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
11/22/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple, compact, low-power physics package for a vapour-cell atomic clock is described. The device measures 6.6×16×1.3 cm and dissipates less than 30 mW of electrical power without thermal control. The instability is 1.3×10-10/√[τ/(s)] for integration times τ below 100 s. Applications for this device include distributed telecommunications systems, advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and laboratory instrumentation
Keywords :
atomic clocks; frequency standards; time measurement; 1.3 cm; 16 cm; 30 mW; 4.6 GHz; 6.6 cm; GPS receivers; atomic frequency reference; coherent population trapping; compact atomic clock; distributed telecommunications systems; laboratory instrumentation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010959
