Title :
High-Q frequency-temperature compensated solid-nitrogen-cooled resonator-oscillators: first results
Author :
Hartnett, J.G. ; Bourgeois, P.Y. ; Anstie, J.D. ; Tobar, M.E. ; Bazin, N. ; Ivanov, E.N. ; Cros, D. ; Giordano, V. ; Kersalé, Y.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Western Australia, WA, Australia
Abstract :
Experimental results for two solid-nitrogen-cooled microwave resonator oscillators are presented. The Allan deviation was measured to be just less than 2×10-13 for 10 s<τ<100 s in the dual-mode oscillator and 2-3×10-13 for 1 s<τ<6 s in the sapphire-rutile composite design.
Keywords :
Q-factor; dielectric resonator oscillators; frequency stability; microwave oscillators; sapphire; titanium compounds; Al2O3-TiO2; Allan deviation; atomic fountain clocks; dual-mode oscillator; frequency stability; frequency-temperature compensated resonator-oscillators; high-Q resonator-oscillators; local oscillator; microwave resonator oscillators; operational design mode; sapphire-rutile composite design; solid-nitrogen-cooled resonator oscillators; unloaded Q-factor; whispering gallery modes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040022
