Component-Level Demonstration of a Microfabricated Atomic Frequency Reference

V. Gerginov, S. Knappe, P. D. D. Schwindt, V. Shah, L. Liew, J. Moreland, H. G. Robinson, L. Hollberg, J. Kitching, A. Brannon, J. Breitbarth, Z. Popovic

Abstract:	We demonstrate component-level functionality of the three critical subsystems for a miniature atomic clock based on microfabrication techniques: the physics package, the local oscillator and the control electronics. In addition, we demonstrate that these three components operating together achieve a short-term frequency instability of 6×10-10/vt, with a total volume below 10 cm3 and a power dissipation below 200 mW.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 37th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting August 29 - 31, 2005 Vancouver, Canada
Pages:	758 - 766
Cite this article:	Gerginov, V., Knappe, S., Schwindt, P. D. D., Shah, V., Liew, L., Moreland, J., Robinson, H. G., Hollberg, L., Kitching, J., Brannon, A., Breitbarth, J., Popovic, Z., "Component-Level Demonstration of a Microfabricated Atomic Frequency Reference," Proceedings of the 37th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, August 2005, pp. 758-766.
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