A quantum-based microwave power measurement performed with a miniature atomic fountain

Author

Donley, E.A. ; Crowley, T.P. ; Heavner, T.P. ; Riddle, B.F.

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA

fYear

2003

fDate

4-8 May 2003

Firstpage

135

Lastpage

137

Abstract

A microwave power standard directly traceable to a fundamental atomic process could potentially reduce the uncertainties associated with microwave power measurement. We report on a proof-of-principle experiment to measure microwave power by observing Rabi oscillations in the clock transition of ¹³³Cs atoms. The measurements were performed using a miniature atomic fountain.

Keywords

atomic clocks; caesium; measurement standards; microwave measurement; power measurement; Cs; Cs atoms clock transition; Rabi oscillations; microwave power standard; miniature atomic fountain; proof of principle experiment; quantum based microwave power measurement; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Frequency; Measurement standards; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Performance evaluation; Power measurement; Stationary state;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frequency Control Symposium and PDA Exhibition Jointly with the 17th European Frequency and Time Forum, 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International

ISSN

1075-6787

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7688-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FREQ.2003.1275074

Filename

1275074

Link To Document

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