• DocumentCode
    2930418
  • Title

    A microwave exciter system based on a sapphire loaded cavity oscillator

  • Author

    Koga, Y. ; McNeilage, C. ; Ohshima, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Res. Lab. of Metrol., Ibaraki, Japan
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6-10 July 1998
  • Firstpage
    62
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given, as follows. A low noise and highly stable microwave exciter system has been built for Cs atomic frequency standards using a sapphire loaded cavity oscillator which works at room temperature. The construction and performance are presented.
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; caesium; dielectric resonator oscillators; frequency stability; frequency standards; microwave oscillators; phase locked oscillators; sapphire; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; Cs; VCO; atomic fountains; atomic frequency standards; construction; double servo loop; frequency stability; high Q resonator; highly stable; low noise; microwave exciter system; performance; phase locked oscillator; reduced phase noise; room temperature; sapphire loaded cavity oscillator; Australia; Bridges; Frequency conversion; Frequency synthesizers; Laboratories; Microwave oscillators; Noise level; Phase noise; Temperature; Tuning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5018-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1998.699776
  • Filename
    699776