Laser-cooled cesium fountain clock: design and expected performances

Andre Clairon; Phillipe Laurent; A. Nadir; G. Santarelli; M. Drewsen; D. Grison; B. Lounis; C. Salomon

doi:10.1117/12.143683

30 April 1993 Laser-cooled cesium fountain clock: design and expected performances

Andre Clairon, Phillipe Laurent, A. Nadir, G. Santarelli, M. Drewsen, D. Grison, B. Lounis, C. Salomon

Proceedings Volume 1837, Frequency-Stabilized Lasers and Their Applications; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.143683
Event: Applications in Optical Science and Engineering, 1992, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The use of diode lasers to cool and trap Cesium atoms in a low Cs pressure cell allows the construction of a relatively simple and reliable atomic fountain frequency standard. Here we discuss the design and the potentialities of the Cs clock frequency standards being built at L.P.T.F..

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Andre Clairon, Phillipe Laurent, A. Nadir, G. Santarelli, M. Drewsen, D. Grison, B. Lounis, and C. Salomon "Laser-cooled cesium fountain clock: design and expected performances", Proc. SPIE 1837, Frequency-Stabilized Lasers and Their Applications, (30 April 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.143683

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