Laser-pumped rubidium frequency standards: new analysis and progress

Mileti, Gaetano; Deng, Jinquan Q.; Walls, Fred L.; Jennings, D. A.; Drullinger, R. E.

doi:10.1109/3.658700

Laser-pumped rubidium frequency standards: new analysis and progress

Author(s)

Mileti, Gaetano

Laboratoire temps-fréquence

Deng, Jinquan Q.

Walls, Fred L.

Jennings, D. A.

Drullinger, R. E.

Date issued

1998

In

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1998/34/2/233-237

Subjects

Laser optically pumping Rb frequency standard

Abstract

We have achieved a stability of 3•10<sup>-13</sup> τ <sup>-1/2</sup> for 3<τ<30 s with a laser-pumped rubidium gas-cell frequency standard by reducing the effects due to noise in the microwave and laser sources. This result is one order of magnitude better than the best present performance of lamp-pumped devices.