Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 10, 1002001(2020)

Design of Low Phase Noise Microwave Frequency Synthesizer for 85Rb Fountain Clock

Ning Zhang1,2, Qian Wang1,2, Weijing Zhao1,2, Qingchen Ji1,3, and Rong Wei1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory for Quantum Optics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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    Paper Information

    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)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.1002001

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