Metrology & Measurement Technology, Volume. 45, Issue 2, 26(2025)

Miniature atomic clock based on external cavity diode laser

Jiqing LIAN1,2,3、*, Duo PAN2、∗, Tian ZHAO2,4, pengxiang HUANG5, and Jingbiao CHEN2,6
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechano⁃Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an710071, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Phyotoni⁃cs and Communications, Institute of Quantum Electronics, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing100871, China
  • 3Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou730000, China
  • 4China Quantum Measurement Tek Co. Ltd., Huzhou313098,China
  • 5College of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou325035, China
  • 6Hefei National Laboratory, Heifei230088, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Precision Measurement, Quantum Metrology and Quantum Sensing Technology

    Received: Dec. 31, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 23, 2025

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    DOI:10.11823/j.issn.1674-5795.2025.02.02

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