Compact Optical Clock with 5×10−13 Instability at 1 s. Issue 1 (6th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Phelps, Gretchen; Lemke, Nathan; Erickson, Christopher; Burke, John; Martin, Kyle
• Is Part Of: Navigation. Volume 65:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 49
• Page End: 54
• Publication Date: 2018-03-06
• Subjects: Navigation -- Periodicals; Navigation (Aeronautics) -- Periodicals; Navigatie; Navigation -- Périodiques; Navigation (Aéronautique) -- Périodiques; NAVIGATION; MARITIME SATELLITES; NAVIGATION SATELLITES; 527.05
• DOI: 10.1002/navi.215
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0028-1522

Abstract

Abstract: We present a compact optical atomic clock design based on a two‐photon transition at 778 nm in rubidium that is capable of a frequency instability of 5×10 −13 at 1 s. The simple architecture occupies less than 30 L volume and currently uses commercial off‐the‐shelf components making this system an attractive, appealing, and competitive candidate to meet GPS‐III spacecraft frequency stability requirements. Copyright © 2018 Institute of Navigation.