On the power dependence of extraneous microwave fields in atomic frequency standards

Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 105-110

  Jefferts, S R ^a   Shirley, J H ^a   Ashby, N ^a   Heavner, T P ^a   Donley, E A ^a   Levi, F ^b  

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

^b ISTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE GALILEO FERRARIS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MICROWAVES;

ATOMIC FREQUENCY; MICROWAVE FIELDS; MICROWAVE LEAKAGE; MICROWAVE POWER;

ATOMIC CLOCKS;

EID: 33846246481     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573910     Document Type: Conference Paper

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