M. N. Skvortsov, S. M. Ignatovich, V. I. Vishnyakov, N. L. Kvashnin, I. S. Mesenzova, D. V. Brazhnikov, V. A. Vasil'ev, A. V. Taichenachev, V. I. Yudin, S. N. Bagayev, I. Yu. Blinov, V. G. Pal'chikov, Yu. S. Samokhvalov, D. A. Parekhin, “Miniature quantum frequency standard based on the phenomenon of coherent population trapping in vapours of <sup>87</sup>Rb atoms”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2020, Volume 50, Number 6,Pages <nobr>576

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Physics of ultra cold atoms and their applications

Miniature quantum frequency standard based on the phenomenon of coherent population trapping in vapours of ⁸⁷Rb atoms

M. N. Skvortsov^a, S. M. Ignatovich^a, V. I. Vishnyakov^ab, N. L. Kvashnin^a, I. S. Mesenzova^a, D. V. Brazhnikov^ac, V. A. Vasil'ev^a, A. V. Taichenachev^ac, V. I. Yudin^abc, S. N. Bagayev^ac, I. Yu. Blinov^d, V. G. Pal'chikov^de, Yu. S. Samokhvalov^d, D. A. Parekhin^d

^a Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
^b Novosibirsk State Technical University
^c Novosibirsk State University
^d All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Physical-Technical and Radiotechnical Measurements, Mendeleevo, Moscow region
^e National Engineering Physics Institute "MEPhI", Moscow

Abstract: We report the results of the development and production of a quantum frequency standard (QFS) based on the coherent population trapping (CPT) resonance observed on the D₁ absorption line of ⁸⁷Rb atoms. The effect of various physical factors on the QFS frequency is studied, and the optimal physical parameters of the device to attain the best frequency stability are determined. The measured relative frequency instability (Allan deviation) is ~9 × 10^-12 for the averaging time of 1 s, 3 × 10^-13 for 1000 s, and 1.5 × 10^-12 for 24 hours. For a volume of 60 cm³, the power consumption of the entire device is 300 mW. The designed QFS can be used in a new-generation satellite navigation systems with increased accuracy and reliability, as well as for solving a number of other problems of science and technology

Keywords: quantum metrology, frequency standards, coherent population trapping, buffer gas, rubidium, radiation frequency noises, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, Allan deviation.

Received: 11.03.2020
Revised: 30.03.2020