Laser-pumped paraffin-coated cell rubidium frequency standard
- Laboratoire Temps-Frequence (LTF), Institut de Physique, Universite de Neuchatel, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, 2000 - Neuchatel (Switzerland)
We have realized and studied a rubidium atomic frequency standard based on a paraffin-coated cell, exhibiting a short-term frequency stability <3 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup -12} {tau}{sup -1/2} between {tau} = 1 and 100 s. Characterization of the wall-coating is performed by measuring the T{sub 1} and T{sub 2} relaxation times. Perturbations of the medium- to long-term clock stability, due to variations in the laser-intensity, laser frequency, the microwave power shift, and the shifts due to temperature variations are measured and analyzed. A method for reducing the intensity light-shift by detuning the laser frequency and the resulting improvement in clock stability is demonstrated. This work is of relevance for further improvements on Rb cell standards using anti-relaxation wall-coating technology.
- OSTI ID:
- 22089256
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 111, Issue 12; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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