High power solid-state sapphire whispering gallery mode maser

2009 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium Joint with the 22nd European Frequency and Time Forum

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 282-285

  Creedon, Daniel L ^a   Benmessaï, Karim ^a   Tobar, Michael E ^a   Hartnett, John G ^a   Bourgeois, Pierre Yves ^b   Kersale, Yann ^b   Le Floch, Jean Michel ^a   Giordano, Vincent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; CRYOGENIC SOLID; DC MAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY LEVEL; HIGH-POWER; HYDROGEN MASER; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MONOCRYSTALLINE SAPPHIRES; NEW RESULTS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; OUTPUT POWER; PARTS PER MILLIONS; SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL; SPIN POPULATION; THRESHOLD MASER OSCILLATION; TWO-STAGE ANNEALING; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

CORUNDUM; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MASERS; RESONATORS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

SAPPHIRE;

EID: 70449475716     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FREQ.2009.5168186     Document Type: Conference Paper

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