Title :
Progress on the Cold Atom Micro Primary Standard (CAMPS)
Author :
Salit, Ken ; Sebby-Strabley, Jennifer ; Nelson, Karl ; Kriz, Jeff
Author_Institution :
Honeywell Aerosp. Adv. Technol., Plymouth, MN, USA
Abstract :
Honeywell is developing a primary frequency standard which will have reduced size, weight, and power in comparison to existing clocks with similar performance. To date we have demonstrated a fractional frequency stability of 1 × 10-12 at one hour in our 17cc glass vacuum cell, and short term stability of 3.3 × 10-11 at one second in initial testing in our new 7cc vacuum cell. Aggressive miniaturization efforts are underway on all major clock components.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; frequency stability; frequency standards; atomic clocks; clock components; cold atom microprimary standard; fractional frequency stability; glass vacuum cell; miniaturization efforts; short term stability; vacuum cell; Atomic beams; Atomic clocks; Atomic measurements; Glass; Optical pumping; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium (FCS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1821-2
DOI :
10.1109/FCS.2012.6243612
