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Laser-pumped and laser-cooled atomic clocks for space applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

Walter F. Buell
Walter F. Buell
Affiliation:
Electronics Technology Center, the Aerospace Corporation, M2–253, P.O. Box 92957, Los Angeles, CA 90009–2957, USA
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Abstract

Highly stable atomic frequency standards are of increasing importance for a variety of space applications, ranging from communication to navigation and time transfer to tests of fundamental science. We present a discussion of the improvements possible with laser pumping of vapor cell clocks, including applying coherent population trapping (CPT) techniques. We also present our progress toward a cold atom clock based on magneto-optically trapped atoms for space applications.

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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , December 1998 , pp. 627 - 639
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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