Development of flight technology for future laser-cooled space clocks

Author

Klipstein, W.M. ; Thompson, R.J. ; Seidel, D. ; Maleki, L.

Author_Institution

California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

664

Lastpage

667

Abstract

We report on the development of flight technologies to be used in space-based, laser-cooled atomic clocks scheduled to fly on the International Space Station. The core technologies for these and future Laser Cooling and Atomic Physics (LCAP) missions are being developed in the Time and Frequency Sciences and Technology group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The focus is on high-risk components such as the laser and optics subsystem and mechanical shutters to provide light baffling while allowing quasi-continuous atomic beams through the clock

Keywords

aerospace instrumentation; atomic clocks; laser beam applications; laser cooling; optical elements; COTS; International Space Station; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; LCAP missions; PARCS; RACE; atomic clocks; collimator; cost; flight technology; laser-cooled space clocks; light baffling; mechanical shutters; quasi-continuous atomic beams; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic clocks; Cooling; Frequency; International Space Station; Laser theory; Physics; Propulsion; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frequency Control Symposium and Exhibition, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE/EIA International

Conference_Location

Kansas City, MO

ISSN

1075-6787

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5838-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FREQ.2000.887433

Filename

887433