Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 10, 1002001(2020)
Design of Low Phase Noise Microwave Frequency Synthesizer for 85Rb Fountain Clock
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Ning Zhang, Qian Wang, Weijing Zhao, Qingchen Ji, Rong Wei. Design of Low Phase Noise Microwave Frequency Synthesizer for 85Rb Fountain Clock[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(10): 1002001
Category: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Received: Dec. 25, 2019
Accepted: Feb. 21, 2020
Published Online: Apr. 28, 2020
The Author Email: Rong Wei (weirong@siom.ac.cn)