一种铷原子钟超高信噪比物理系统的研究

doi:10.11938/cjmr20233056

波谱学杂志 ›› 2023, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 462-470.doi: 10.11938/cjmr20233056

一种铷原子钟超高信噪比物理系统的研究

崔家齐^1,^2,³,刘康琦^1,^2,³,李俊瑶^1,^2,³,王芳^1,²,明刚^1,²,赵峰^1,²,梅刚华^1,^2,^#(),钟达^1,^2,^*()

1.中国科学院精密测量科学与技术创新研究院，湖北武汉 430071
2.中国科学院原子频标重点实验室, 湖北武汉 430071
3.中国科学院大学，北京 100049

收稿日期:2023-03-02 出版日期:2023-12-05 在线发表日期:2023-03-17
通讯作者: * Tel: 027-87198726, E-mail: zhongda@apm.ac.cn; # Tel: 027-87197190, E-mail: mei@apm.ac.cn.
基金资助:
中国科学院重点部署项目(ZDRW-KT-2021-2)

Investigation of an Ultra High Signal-to-noise Ratio Physics Package for the Rubidium Atomic Clock

CUI Jiaqi^1,^2,³,LIU Kangqi^1,^2,³,LI Junyao^1,^2,³,WANG Fang^1,²,MING Gang^1,²,ZHAO Feng^1,²,MEI Ganghua^1,^2,^#(),ZHONG Da^1,^2,^*()

1. Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
2. Key Laboratory of Atomic Frequency Standards, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received:2023-03-02 Published:2023-12-05 Online:2023-03-17
Contact: * Tel: 027-87198726, E-mail: zhongda@apm.ac.cn; # Tel: 027-87197190, E-mail: mei@apm.ac.cn.

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摘要：

在卫星导航、深空探测等尖端技术应用的需求牵引下，谱灯抽运铷原子钟的性能有了很大提升，其短期频率稳定度已达到小系数10^-13τ ^-1/2水平．为能进一步提高铷钟稳定度并探索铷钟性能指标极限，本文在前期对物理系统（Φ40微波腔）结构的重新设计及实验验证的基础上，通过对物理系统的光学系统全面优化设计，改善了光谱灯及抽运光的性能，最终使物理系统信噪比获得了明显提升．测试及分析评估结果表明，新设计的物理系统的散粒噪声对铷钟稳定度的贡献为4.2×10^-14τ ^-1/2，本文的研究结果为今后铷钟短稳实现5×10^-14τ ^-1/2、长稳突破1×10^-15进入~10^-16奠定了基础．

关键词: 铷原子钟, 物理系统, 信噪比, 光谱灯, 频率稳定度

Abstract:

Driven by the demand for satellite navigation and deep space exploration, the performance of lamp-pumped rubidium atomic clock has been greatly improved, and its short-term frequency stability has reached the level of a small coefficient of 10^-13τ ^-1/2. To further improve the frequency stability of rubidium clock and explore its performance limit, this article is based on the redesign and experimental verification of the structure of the physical package (PP, Φ40 microwave cavity) in the early stage, with a comprehensively optimized design of the optical system of PP, the performance of the spectral lamp and pumping light has been enhanced. Finally, the SNR of PP has been significantly increased. The test and evaluation results showed that the contribution of the shot noise of the newly designed PP to the frequency stability of rubidium clock is 4.2×10^-14τ ^-1/2. The results of this research lay the foundation for the short-term stability of rubidium clocks to achieve 5×10^-14τ ^-1/2, and the long-term stability to break through 1×10^-15.

Key words: rubidium atomic clock, physics package, signal-to-noise ratio, spectral lamp, frequency stability

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崔家齐, 刘康琦, 李俊瑶, 王芳, 明刚, 赵峰, 梅刚华, 钟达. 一种铷原子钟超高信噪比物理系统的研究[J]. 波谱学杂志, 2023, 40(4): 462-470.

CUI Jiaqi, LIU Kangqi, LI Junyao, WANG Fang, MING Gang, ZHAO Feng, MEI Ganghua, ZHONG Da. Investigation of an Ultra High Signal-to-noise Ratio Physics Package for the Rubidium Atomic Clock[J]. Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 2023, 40(4): 462-470.

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Investigation of an Ultra High Signal-to-noise Ratio Physics Package for the Rubidium Atomic Clock

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