Title :
Superconducting-cavity stabilized oscillators with improved frequency stability
Author :
Stein, S.R. ; Turneaure, J.P.
Author_Institution :
National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colo.
Abstract :
X-band microwave oscillators stabilized with superconducting niobium cavities with loaded Q´s of about 1010achieved short-term frequency stabilities as low as σy=6 × 10-16, and typical long-term fractional frequency drifts of ± 2 × 10-13per day.
Keywords :
Automation; Computer simulation; Differential equations; Frequency; Laboratories; Microwave oscillators; Physics; Stability; Superconducting device noise; Superconducting microwave devices;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1975.9920
