Design and metrological features of microwave synthesizers for atomic fountain frequency standard

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 729-735

  Chambon, Damien ^a   Lours, Michel ^a   Chapelet, Frederic ^a   Bize, Sebastien ^a   Tobar, Michael E ^b   Clairon, Andre ^a   Santarelli, Giorgio ^a  

^a Laboratoire Systemes de Reference Temps Espace   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FOUNTAINS; CRYOGENIC OSCILLATORS; HYPERFINE FREQUENCIES; IN-SITU; METROLOGICAL FEATURES; MICROWAVE FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIZERS; SPECTRAL PURITIES;

ATOMIC BEAMS; ATOMIC CLOCKS; ATOMS; CESIUM; FOUNTAINS; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RUBIDIUM;

PHASE STABILITY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FRANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OSCILLOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STANDARD; TIME; TRANSDUCER;

ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRANCE; MICROWAVES; OSCILLOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 34248526333     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2007.306     Document Type: Article

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