Title :
The 87Rb POP maser atomic clock
Author :
Wenyu Zhao ; Zhijing Du ; Wenxiang Xue ; Zhijian Yu ; Xin Wang ; Haifeng Jiang ; Shougang Zhang
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Time & Freq. Primary Stand., Nat. Time Service Center, Xi´an, China
Abstract :
The Short- and medium-term stability of traditional rubidium atomic clocks are mainly limited by the light shift effect. Based on the Pulsed Optical Pumping (POP) technique, which can be used to reduce the light shift effect, we present a laboratory prototype of 87Rb maser. With preliminary measurement, the frequency stability of the clock is 1.2×10-12 τ-1/2(τ =1~100s).
Keywords :
atomic clocks; optical pumping; rubidium; 87Rb; 87Rb POP maser atomic clock; frequency stability; light shift effect; pulsed optical pumping technique; rubidium atomic clocks; Atom optics; Atomic clocks; Laser stability; Masers; Microwave amplifiers; Optical pumping; Frequency stability; optical pumping; vapor-cell atomic clocks;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium (FCS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Taipei
DOI :
10.1109/FCS.2014.6859883
