Title :
Fabrication of wall-coated Cs vapor cells for a chip-scale atomic clock
Author :
Hasegawa, M. ; Dziuban, P. ; Nieradko, L. ; Douahi, A. ; Gorecki, C. ; Giordano, V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. FEMTO-ST, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon
Abstract :
Cesium vapor microcells incorporating a Cs dispenser were fabricated. An organosilane monolayer was successfully applied to the microcell walls as an anti-relaxation coating to improve the relaxation time of Cs atoms.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; caesium; micro-optomechanical devices; monolayers; optical fabrication; photolithography; Cs; anti-relaxation coating; cesium atoms; cesium dispenser; chip-scale atomic clock; optical characterization; organosilane monolayer; photolithography; relaxation time; wall-coated cesium vapor cell fabrication; Atomic clocks; Atomic layer deposition; Coatings; Fabrication; Glass; Microcell networks; Probes; Temperature; Wafer bonding; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMs and Nanophotonics, 2008 IEEE/LEOS Internationall Conference on
Conference_Location :
Freiburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1917-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1918-0
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2008.4607879
