T. Heavner, S. Jefferts, E. Donley, T. Parker, F. Levi
{"title":"A new microwave synthesis chain for the primary frequency standard NIST-F1","authors":"T. Heavner, S. Jefferts, E. Donley, T. Parker, F. Levi","doi":"10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573950","url":null,"abstract":"We present the design and measurements of the microwave synthesis chain presently used in NIST-F1, the laser-cooled cesium fountain primary frequency standard in operation at NIST, Boulder, CO. The chain has been used in two accuracy evaluations of NIST-F1 (January 2005 and July 2005), each of which had a combined (type A and type B) fractional frequency uncertainty of ~ 0.5 times 10-15. Additionally, this synthesis chain was in use during a recent calibration of the 199Hg+ optical clock transition against Cs, which had a fractional uncertainty of 9.1 times 10-16","PeriodicalId":108334,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005.","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116875531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Phelan, T. Dass, G. Freed, J. Rajan, J. D'Agostino, M. Epstein
{"title":"GPS block IIR clocks in space: current performance and plans for the future","authors":"J. Phelan, T. Dass, G. Freed, J. Rajan, J. D'Agostino, M. Epstein","doi":"10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573897","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573897","url":null,"abstract":"ITT Industries developed GPS IIR satellite payloads have been on-orbit since July of 1997, providing outstanding signal-in-space performance. Much of the credit for this outstanding performance can be given to the GPS IIR time keeping system (TKS). A key component of the TKS system is Perkin Elmer's rubidium atomic frequency standard (RAFS). We now have over 40 years of on-orbit experience with the GPS IIR TKS and RAFS. In this paper, we present the characteristics of the twelve on-orbit operating frequency standards, eight of which are in family and are the best performers in the GPS constellation, although four of which exhibit detectable features. This paper provides insight into the unique characteristics of each on-orbit operational RAFS","PeriodicalId":108334,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129446239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of viscosity on thickness-shear and flexural vibrations of crystal plates","authors":"Ji Wang, Wenhua Zhao, Jianke Du","doi":"10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573925","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573925","url":null,"abstract":"The vibration analysis of crystal plates has been an essential part of quartz crystal resonator design with Mindlin plate theory for high frequency vibrations. As the vibration frequency of quartz crystal resonators continues climbing to meet new application requirements and resonator design to accommodate more restrictions on device parameters, additional considerations of material properties like the viscosity will provide new ways to study some known phenomena such as nonlinear effect and estimate resonator parameters that are important in circuit applications. With Mindlin plate theory, we consider the elastic constants of quartz crystal are viscous through adding the frequency dependent imaginary part with known experimental data. Then the vibrating plate has complex elastic constants and is frequency dependent with slight difference from linear elastic constants we are familiar with. These equations give dispersion relations and frequency spectra with frequency dependence. We found that the inclusion of complex elastic constants does not change the dispersion relation, consequently the frequency spectra, significantly due to the relatively small viscosity in quartz crystal. However, these results, including the new equations, are essential in the modeling of crystal resonators working at high frequency and estimating basic circuit parameters such as the resistance and quality factor based on material property. These results are also useful in the resonator design and applications, and the new parameters of resonator performance are also important in the continuous efforts in the study of the nonlinear effect of crystal resonators that is believed to be related to the viscosity effect","PeriodicalId":108334,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005.","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128748982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. B. Warrington, P. Fisk, M. Wouters, M. Lawn, J. S. Thorn, S. Quigg, A. Gajawecra, S. Park
{"title":"Time and frequency activities at the National Measurement Institute, Australia","authors":"R. B. Warrington, P. Fisk, M. Wouters, M. Lawn, J. S. Thorn, S. Quigg, A. Gajawecra, S. Park","doi":"10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573933","url":null,"abstract":"The time and frequency group of the National Measurement Institute, Australia, (NMIA) maintains the Australian national standards for time of day and for frequency. Research and development activities of the group include: development of microwave frequency standards in the 10-15 accuracy range based on trapped Yb+ ions; development of GPS common-view time transfer systems, and the use of these systems to deliver traceable time and frequency to a client's premises by continuous remote calibration; two-way satellite time and frequency transfer; and time and frequency dissemination around Australia by means including the recently developed NMIA 'speaking clock' telephone service","PeriodicalId":108334,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005.","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129617252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. Lewandowski, A. Foks, Z. Jiang, J. Nawrocki, P. Nogas
{"title":"Recent progress in GLONASS time transfer","authors":"W. Lewandowski, A. Foks, Z. Jiang, J. Nawrocki, P. Nogas","doi":"10.1109/FREQ.2005.1574025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2005.1574025","url":null,"abstract":"Unlike GPS, the GLONASS P-code is broadly accessible. This paper discuss GLONASS capabilities and prospects in terms of precise time transfer. We have tested GLONASS common-view time transfer using the C/A- and P-code, over time links varying in length from about 800 km to 9200 km. The raw GPS and GLONASS data were collected using 3S navigation receivers, and were corrected using IGS precise orbit data and IGS ionosphere maps. It is proposed that GLONASS time links be calculated monthly, initially as backup links for TAI calculation, and later as possible official time links","PeriodicalId":108334,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005.","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128853547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Minimizing the required trap depth in optical lattice clocks","authors":"P. Lemonde, P. Wolf","doi":"10.1109/FREQ.2005.1574062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2005.1574062","url":null,"abstract":"We study the trap depth requirement for the realization of an optical clock using atoms confined in a lattice. We show that site-to-site tunnelling leads to a residual sensitivity to the atom dynamics hence requiring large depths (50 to 100 Er for Sr) to avoid any frequency shift or line broadening of the atomic transition at the 10-17 - 10-18 level. Such large depths and the corresponding laser power may, however, lead to difficulties (e.g. higher order light shifts, two-photon ionization, technical difficulties) and therefore one would like to operate the clock in much shallower traps. To circumvent this problem we propose the use of an accelerated lattice. Acceleration lifts the degeneracy between adjacents potential wells which strongly inhibits tunnelling. We show that using the Earth's gravity, much shallower traps (down to 5 Er for Sr) can be used for the same accuracy goal","PeriodicalId":108334,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005.","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126701289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Tobar, E. Ivanov, C. Locke, P. Stanwix, J. Hartnett, A. Luiten, S. Bize, G. Santarelli, P. Wolf, A. Clairon
{"title":"Long term operation, performance and applications of cryogenic sapphire oscillators","authors":"M. Tobar, E. Ivanov, C. Locke, P. Stanwix, J. Hartnett, A. Luiten, S. Bize, G. Santarelli, P. Wolf, A. Clairon","doi":"10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573957","url":null,"abstract":"Cryogenic sapphire oscillators (CSO) developed at UWA have now been in operation around the world continuously for many years. Such oscillators are essential for interrogating atomic frequency standards at the quantum limit of projection noise; otherwise aliasing effects dominate due to the periodic sampling between successive interrogations of the atomic transition. For this reason, UWA oscillators are now operational at NMI (Sydney), LNE-SYRTE (Paris), the French Space Agency (CNES, Toulouse) and at UWA (Perth). Other applications, which have attracted attention in recent years, include tests on fundamental principles of physics, such as tests of Lorentz invariance. This paper reports on the long-term operation, performance of such oscillators. We compare the long-term drift of some different CSO's. The drift rates turn out to be linear over many years and in the same direction. However, the magnitude seems to vary by more than one order of magnitude between the oscillators, ranging from a few parts in 1014 per day to a few parts in 1013 per day","PeriodicalId":108334,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005.","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115266290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"32KHz MEMS-based oscillator for low-power applications","authors":"K. Cioffi, W. Hsu","doi":"10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573992","url":null,"abstract":"A nonquartz based high stability 32 kHz oscillator for real time clock applications using Si MEMS technology is demonstrated. This oscillator achieves a power consumption of less than 1muW which is similar to quartz-based products. This oscillator has been realized in a 0.35 mum CMOS process","PeriodicalId":108334,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005.","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122706471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stress induced performance degradation in LC oscillators","authors":"E. Xiao, P. P. Ghosh","doi":"10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573993","url":null,"abstract":"Stress induced performance degradation in CMOS LC oscillators are investigated systematically. Three architectures of LC oscillators are studied, including NMOS, PMOS, and complementary LC oscillators, for 0.16 /spl mu/m CMOS technology. The 0.16 /spl mu/m wafers are stressed, and the aged parameters are extracted. The aged parameters are used to study the stress induced parameter degradations of LC oscillators, including phase noise, amplitude, and the tuning range. After the comparison among the three LC oscillators, it is shown that the complementary LC oscillators are more reliable.","PeriodicalId":108334,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005.","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131896452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Liter sized ion clock with 10/sup -15/ stability","authors":"J. Prestage, S. Chung, T. Le, L. Lim, L. Maleki","doi":"10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573976","url":null,"abstract":"We have recently completed a breadboard ion-clock physics package based on Hg ions shuttled between a quadrupole and a 16-pole rf trap. With this architecture we have demonstrated short-term stability ~2-3times10-13 at 1 second, averaging to 10-15 at 1 day. This development shows that H-maser quality stabilities can be produced in a small clock package, comparable in size to an ultra-stable quartz oscillator required for holding 1-2times10-13 at 1 second. This performance was obtained in a sealed vacuum configuration where only a getter pump was used to maintain vacuum. We have selected materials for the vacuum tube, ion trap and UV windows that will allow a 450 C tube bake-out to prepare for tube seal-off. This approach to the vacuum follows the methods used in flight vacuum tube electronics, such as flight TWTA's where tube operation lifetime and shelf life of up to 15 years is achieved. We have made a thorough study of residual gas shifts of the ion-clock frequency and a study of alternate noble gasses as a buffer gas within the sealed tube. We find that neon is more suitable than the traditional use of helium, with 2-3 times less pressure induced frequency pulling. Since neon is heavier than helium, negligible diffusion losses will occur over the operation lifetime. We have developed a modular optical system that integrates lens, mirrors, 202Hg lamp and exciter, photomultiplier tube and pulse generation electronics, all into a small package that attaches to the vacuum tube, aligned with its optical ports and ion trap inside. Similarly, the reference magnetic field coil, an inner layer magnetic shield and a 40.5 GHz microwave feed with window have been incorporated into this breadboard","PeriodicalId":108334,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005.","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115533866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}