Realization of a CPT Rb maser prototype for Galileo

Proceedings of the Annual IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 22-26

  Levi, F ^a   Micalizio, S ^a   Godone, A ^a   Calosso, C ^a   Bertacco, E K ^a   Detoma, E ^b   Morsaniga, P ^b   Zanello, R ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE GALILEO FERRARIS   (Italy)

^b ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CPT Maser; Frequency standard; Galileo navigation system

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ATOMIC CLOCKS; CAVITY RESONATORS; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; LASER BEAMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; METEOROLOGY; MICROWAVES; PUMPING (LASER); RUBIDIUM; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

COHERENT POPULATION TRAPPING (CPT); CPT MASERS; GALILEO NAVIGATION SYSTEMS;

MASERS;

EID: 1542336766     PISSN: 01616404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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