We present theoretical and experimental studies concerning the realization of a rubidium vapor cell frequency standard based on the pulsed optical pumping (POP) technique. This technique is extremely powerful since it avoids in principle the light shift effect and the noise conversions from the laser to the clock signal. The detection of the clock transition in the microwave domain (the so called POP maser) has been extensively investigated at INRIM and a frequency stability of 1.1 × 10-12τ-1/2 has been measured until integration times of 105 s, reaching the level of 5 × 10-15 (drift removed). The optical detection is still under evaluation but this technique may lead in effect to some advantages with respect to the microwave detection, such as a lower or negligible cavity pulling, a lower operation temperature (which implies a lower spin exchange contribution) and a higher signal-to-noise ratio. All these features may lead to a better frequency stability performance than that previously reached. Read More: http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789812838223_0040

The pulsed optically pumped clock: microwave and optical detection / Micalizio, Salvatore; Godone, A; Levi, Filippo; Calosso, C.. - //:(2009), pp. 343-347. (Intervento presentato al convegno 7th symposium Frequency standards and metrology tenutosi a Pacific Grove, CA, USA nel 5 – 11 October 2008) [10.1142/9789812838223_0040].

The pulsed optically pumped clock: microwave and optical detection

MICALIZIO, SALVATORE;LEVI, FILIPPO;CALOSSO C.
2009

Abstract

We present theoretical and experimental studies concerning the realization of a rubidium vapor cell frequency standard based on the pulsed optical pumping (POP) technique. This technique is extremely powerful since it avoids in principle the light shift effect and the noise conversions from the laser to the clock signal. The detection of the clock transition in the microwave domain (the so called POP maser) has been extensively investigated at INRIM and a frequency stability of 1.1 × 10-12τ-1/2 has been measured until integration times of 105 s, reaching the level of 5 × 10-15 (drift removed). The optical detection is still under evaluation but this technique may lead in effect to some advantages with respect to the microwave detection, such as a lower or negligible cavity pulling, a lower operation temperature (which implies a lower spin exchange contribution) and a higher signal-to-noise ratio. All these features may lead to a better frequency stability performance than that previously reached. Read More: http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789812838223_0040
2009
7th symposium Frequency standards and metrology
5 – 11 October 2008
Pacific Grove, CA, USA
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