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A miniaturized optical frequency standard for next generation portable optical clocks
Published
Author(s)
Vincent N. Maurice, Zachary Newman, Susannah Dickerson, Morgan Rivers, Mark Mescher, John LeBlanc, John Kitching, Matthew Hummon, Cort Johnson
Abstract
This paper describes the development and measurement of a miniaturized optical frequency standard based on the rubidium two-photon transition at 778 nm. The optical standard has been implemented on a micro-optics breadboard and operates on <500 mW of electrical power. The optical standard shows good short term stability (3e-12 at 1 sec) compared to microwave atomic clocks with similar SWaP.
Maurice, V.
, Newman, Z.
, Dickerson, S.
, Rivers, M.
, Mescher, M.
, LeBlanc, J.
, Kitching, J.
, Hummon, M.
and Johnson, C.
(2020),
A miniaturized optical frequency standard for next generation portable optical clocks, Optica, [online], https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.396296, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=929064
(Accessed October 17, 2025)