Oscillators – Molecular or particle resonant type
Patent
1992-10-26
1994-07-05
Grimm, Siegfried H.
Oscillators
Molecular or particle resonant type
331 3, H01S 106, H03L 726
Patent
active
053271050
ABSTRACT:
A gas cell for a miniature atomic frequency standard. The gas cell functions not only to contain the cesium vapor, but also as a resonator for the microwave signal used to excite the vapor. By combining the functions of gas cell and resonator into a single structure, and by taking advantage of the intensity of light available from a laser diode, the overall size of an atomic frequency standard can be reduced by two orders of magnitude when compared to prior art devices of comparable accuracy.
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Chantry Peter J.
Liberman Irving
Grimm Siegfried H.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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