Performance of small-scale frequency references

Proceedings of the Annual IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 442-446

  Kitching, J ^a   Knappe, S ^a   Hollberg, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic clock; Buffer gas; Coherent population trapping; Dark line resonance; Vapor cell frequency reference; Wall coating

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC CLOCKS; LASER BEAMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS; PHOTODETECTORS; RESONANCE;

ULTRA-SMALL VAPOR-CELLS;

ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL;

EID: 0036442330     PISSN: 01616404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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