Title :
Practical aspects of the active-loop chip-scale atomic clock
Author :
Strekalov, Dmitry ; Matsko, Andrey B. ; Savchenkov, Anatoliy A. ; Yu, Nan ; Maleki, Lute
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
EIT-based atomic clocks built as active oscillating loops can be compact and low-power, if the loop is closed by current modulation of VCSEL. The clock performance is shown to critically depend on the VCSEL properties.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; laser cavity resonators; optical modulation; self-induced transparency; surface emitting lasers; EIT-based atomic clocks; VCSEL modulation; VCSEL properties; active oscillating loops; active-loop chip-scale atomic clock; electromagneticaly induced transparency resonance; Atomic beams; Atomic clocks; Frequency; Laser tuning; Optical buffering; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Stability; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (020.1670) Coherent optical effects; (120.4800) Optical standards and testing; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629016
