• DocumentCode
    667840
  • Title

    High stability composite clock performances

  • Author

    Vernotte, Francois ; Gautherot, N. ; Locatelli, H. ; Mbaye, P.M. ; Meyer, E. ; Pajot, O. ; Plantard, C. ; Tisserand, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Obs. THETA, Univ. of Franche-Comte, Besanon, France
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    21-25 July 2013
  • Firstpage
    802
  • Lastpage
    804
  • Abstract
    The composite clock architecture we explored is composed of a VCO controlled by both a hydrogen maser and a cesium standard. We realized two composite clock prototypes: an industrial one (passive maser + commercial cesium) and another one suitable for metrological laboratories (active maser + high stability cesium). This paper describes the performances of both systems, from 0.01 s to 10 days.
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; caesium; frequency stability; frequency standards; voltage-controlled oscillators; Cs; VCO; active maser; cesium standard; commercial cesium; composite clock architecture; high stability cesium; high stability composite clock performances; hydrogen maser; industrial clock prototype; metrological laboratories; passive maser; time 0.01 s to 10 day; Clocks; Masers; Prototypes; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Thermal stability; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    European Frequency and Time Forum & International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFC), 2013 Joint
  • Conference_Location
    Prague
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EFTF-IFC.2013.6702202
  • Filename
    6702202