Title :
Towards a compact cold atom frequency standard based on coherent population trapping
Author :
Esnault, Francois-Xavier ; Donley, Elizabeth ; Kitching, John
Author_Institution :
Time & Freq. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We describe the main features of a cold atom frequency standard based on coherent population trapping (CPT). We explain our particular CPT configuration and our experimental setup, and present simulations of the expected performance (stability and major systematics).
Keywords :
radiation pressure; CPT; coherent population trapping; cold atom frequency standard; compact cold atom frequency standard; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic clocks; Laser beams; Optical saturation; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium (FCS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6399-2
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.2010.5556285
