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Toward chip-scale atomic clocks

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Author(s)

C. T-C. Nguyen, John Kitching

Abstract

This paper describes work towards the use of integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology to shrink atomic clocks from their present-day table-top sizes down to only one cubic-centimeter, while retaining exceptional timing stability on the order of 10-11 Allan deviation integrated over one hour, and all while consuming less than 30 mW of power.
Proceedings Title
Proc. Intl. Solid State Circuits Conf., ISSCC
Conference Dates
September 20-24, 2004
Conference Location
Leuven, 1, BE
Conference Title
Intl. Solid State Circuits Conf., ISSCC

Keywords

atomic clock, chip-scale atomic clock, compact frequency reference, MEMS, microfabrication

Citation

Nguyen, C. and Kitching, J. (2005), Toward chip-scale atomic clocks, Proc. Intl. Solid State Circuits Conf., ISSCC, Leuven, 1, BE, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50092 (Accessed October 31, 2024)

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Created February 6, 2005, Updated October 12, 2021