Frequency synthesis chain for the atomic fountain primary frequency standard

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 354-358

  Rovera, Giovanni D ^a   Santarelli, G ^a   Clairon, A ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CALCULATIONS; CESIUM; FREQUENCY MODULATION; FREQUENCY STABILITY; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; FUNCTIONS; HARMONIC GENERATION; OPTIMIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ATOMIC FOUNTAIN PRIMARY FREQUENCY STANDARD; FOURIER SERIES; FREQUENCY MULTIPLICATION; FREQUENCY SYNTHESIS CHAIN; PHASE NOISE SPECTRA;

FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS;

EID: 0030150123     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.489391     Document Type: Article

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