Physics package design for a cold atom primary frequency standard
    1.
    发明授权
    Physics package design for a cold atom primary frequency standard 有权
    物理封装设计,用于冷原子主频率标准

    公开(公告)号:US07965147B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-21

    申请号:US12484878

    申请日:2009-06-15

    IPC分类号: H03L7/26

    CPC分类号: G04F5/14

    摘要: A physic package for an atomic clock comprising: a block made of optical glass, a glass ceramic material or another suitable material that includes a plurality of faces on its exterior and a plurality of angled borings that serve as a vacuum chamber cavity, light paths and measurement bores; mirrors fixedly attached using a vacuum tight seal to the exterior of the block at certain locations where two light paths intersect; optically clear windows fixedly attached using a vacuum tight seal to the block's exterior over openings of the measurement bores and at one location where two light paths intersect; and fill tubes fixedly attached using a vacuum tight seal to the exterior of the block over the ends of the vacuum chamber cavity. This physics package design makes possible atomic clocks having reduced size and power consumption and capable of maintaining an ultra-high vacuum without active pumping.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于原子钟的物理包,包括:由光学玻璃制成的块,玻璃陶瓷材料或在其外部包括多个面的另外合适的材料,以及用作真空室腔的多个倾斜钻孔,光路和 测量孔; 镜子在两个光路相交的某些位置使用真空密封密封固定到块体的外部; 在测量孔的开口处和两个光路相交的一个位置处,使用真空密封密封到模块外部的光学透明窗口; 并且在真空室腔的端部上使用真空密封密封将固定连接的管填充到块的外部。 这种物理封装设计使得可能的原子钟具有减小的尺寸和功率消耗,并且能够在没有主动泵送的情况下保持超高真空。

    PHYSICS PACKAGE DESIGN FOR A COLD ATOM PRIMARY FREQUENCY STANDARD
    2.
    发明申请
    PHYSICS PACKAGE DESIGN FOR A COLD ATOM PRIMARY FREQUENCY STANDARD 有权
    物理包装设计用于冷空调原始频率标准

    公开(公告)号:US20100033255A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-11

    申请号:US12484878

    申请日:2009-06-15

    IPC分类号: H03B17/00

    CPC分类号: G04F5/14

    摘要: A physic package for an atomic clock comprising: a block made of optical glass, a glass ceramic material or another suitable material that includes a plurality of faces on its exterior and a plurality of angled borings that serve as a vacuum chamber cavity, light paths and measurement bores; mirrors fixedly attached using a vacuum tight seal to the exterior of the block at certain locations where two light paths intersect; optically clear windows fixedly attached using a vacuum tight seal to the block's exterior over openings of the measurement bores and at one location where two light paths intersect; and fill tubes fixedly attached using a vacuum tight seal to the exterior of the block over the ends of the vacuum chamber cavity. This physics package design makes possible atomic clocks having reduced size and power consumption and capable of maintaining an ultra-high vacuum without active pumping.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于原子钟的物理包,包括:由光学玻璃制成的块,玻璃陶瓷材料或在其外部包括多个面的另外合适的材料,以及用作真空室腔的多个倾斜钻孔,光路和 测量孔; 镜子在两个光路相交的某些位置使用真空密封密封固定到块体的外部; 在测量孔的开口处和两个光路相交的一个位置处,使用真空密封密封到模块外部的光学透明窗口; 并且在真空室腔的端部上使用真空密封密封将固定连接的管填充到块的外部。 这种物理封装设计使得可能的原子钟具有减小的尺寸和功率消耗,并且能够在没有主动泵送的情况下保持超高真空。

    Atomic sensor physics package with integrated transmissive and reflective portions along light paths
    3.
    发明授权
    Atomic sensor physics package with integrated transmissive and reflective portions along light paths 有权
    原子传感器物理封装,沿光路集成透射和反射部分

    公开(公告)号:US08526000B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US13482042

    申请日:2012-05-29

    IPC分类号: G01N21/59

    摘要: In one embodiment, a block for a physics package of an atomic sensor is provided. The block comprises one or more sections of optically transparent material defining a vacuum sealed chamber, and including a plurality of transmissive and reflective surfaces to define a plurality of light paths intersecting the vacuum sealed chamber. The one or more sections of optically transparent material include a first monolithic section defining at least a portion of the vacuum sealed chamber. The first monolithic section includes a first portion disposed across a first light path of the plurality of light paths such that light in the first light path is incident on the first portion of the first monolithic section.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,提供了用于原子传感器的物理封装的块。 该块包括限定真空密封室的一个或多个光学透明材料部分,并且包括多个透射和反射表面以限定与真空密封室相交的多个光路。 光学透明材料的一个或多个部分包括限定真空密封室的至少一部分的第一整体部分。 第一单片部分包括跨越多个光路的第一光路设置的第一部分,使得第一光路中的光入射在第一整体部分的第一部分上。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTERNAL FRIT MOUNTED COMPONENTS
    4.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTERNAL FRIT MOUNTED COMPONENTS 有权
    外部安装组件的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130194046A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-01

    申请号:US13362286

    申请日:2012-01-31

    CPC分类号: G04F5/14 G01C19/66 G01D11/30

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for external frit mounted components on a sensor device. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating a sensor device comprises securing at least one component stack on a sensor body over at least one opening in the sensor body, wherein the at least one component stack comprises a plurality of components and applying a frit to the plurality of components in the at least one component stack and the sensor body. The method further comprises heating the frit, the at least one component stack, and the sensor body such that the frit melts and cooling the frit, the at least one component stack, and the sensor body such that the at least one component stack is secured to the sensor body.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例提供了用于传感器装置上的外部玻璃料安装部件的改进的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中,一种用于制造传感器装置的方法包括将传感器主体上的至少一个部件堆叠固定在传感器主体中的至少一个开口上,其中至少一个部件堆叠包括多个部件并且将玻璃料施加到 所述至少一个部件堆叠中的多个部件和所述传感器主体。 该方法还包括加热玻璃料,至少一个组件堆叠和传感器主体,使得玻璃料熔化和冷却玻璃料,至少一个组件堆叠和传感器主体,使得至少一个组件堆叠被固定 传感器体。

    Frequency stabilized laser system
    5.
    发明授权
    Frequency stabilized laser system 有权
    频率稳定的激光系统

    公开(公告)号:US08736845B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-27

    申请号:US13457929

    申请日:2012-04-27

    IPC分类号: G01C19/72 G01B11/16

    摘要: A laser stabilization system includes laser source having first and second ends; first waveguide portion having first and second ends, first end of first waveguide portion coupled to first end of laser source; second waveguide portion having first and second ends, first end of second waveguide portion coupled to second end of laser source; micro-cavity coupled between second end of first waveguide portion and second end of second waveguide portion, micro-cavity having resonant frequency; and electronic locking loop coupled between micro-cavity and laser source, wherein electronic locking loop electronically locks laser source to resonant frequency of micro-cavity; wherein first waveguide portion is optical locking loop coupled between micro-cavity and laser source, wherein optical locking loop optically locks laser source to resonant frequency of micro-cavity; micro-cavity stabilization loop coupled with micro-cavity, wherein micro-cavity stabilization loop stabilizes resonant frequency of micro-cavity to reference frequency; and output for outputting light from system.

    摘要翻译: 激光稳定系统包括具有第一和第二端的激光源; 第一波导部分具有第一和第二端,第一波导部分的第一端耦合到激光源的第一端; 第二波导部分具有第一和第二端,第二波导部分的第一端耦合到激光源的第二端; 耦合在第一波导部分的第二端和第二波导部分的第二端之间的微腔,具有谐振频率的微腔; 和耦合在微腔和激光源之间的电子锁定环,其中电子锁定环将激光源电子地锁定到微腔的共振频率; 其中第一波导部分是耦合在微腔和激光源之间的光学锁定环,其中光学锁定环将激光源光学锁定到微腔的共振频率; 微腔稳定环与微腔耦合,其中微腔稳定环路将微腔​​的谐振频率稳定到参考频率; 并输出用于从系统输出光。

    SIMPLE, LOW POWER MICROSYSTEM FOR SATURATION SPECTROSCOPY
    6.
    发明申请
    SIMPLE, LOW POWER MICROSYSTEM FOR SATURATION SPECTROSCOPY 有权
    简单的低功耗微型体系用于饱和光谱

    公开(公告)号:US20130003059A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-03

    申请号:US13325392

    申请日:2011-12-14

    IPC分类号: G01J3/30

    摘要: A spectroscopic assembly is provided. The spectroscopic assembly includes a thermal isolation platform, a gas reference cell encasing a gas and attached to the thermal isolation platform, the gas reference cell having at least one optically-transparent window, and at least one heater configured to raise a temperature of the encased gas. When a beamsplitter is configured to reflect a portion of an input optical beam emitted by a laser to be incident on the at least one optically-transparent window of the gas reference cell, the reflected portion of the input optical beam is twice transmitted through the gas. When a detector is configured to receive the optical beam twice transmitted through the gas, a feedback signal is provided to the laser to stabilize the laser.

    摘要翻译: 提供光谱组件。 分光组件包括热隔离平台,封装气体并连接到热隔离平台的气体参考单元,气体参考单元具有至少一个光学透明窗口,以及至少一个加热器,其被配置为升高被封装的温度 加油站。 当分束器被配置为反射由激光器发射的入射到气体参考单元的至少一个光学透明窗口的输入光束的一部分时,输入光束的反射部分被两次透射通过气体 。 当检测器被配置为接收两次透射通过气体的光束时,向激光器提供反馈信号以稳定激光器。

    Optical component design for silicon optical bench
    7.
    发明授权
    Optical component design for silicon optical bench 有权
    硅光学台架的光学元件设计

    公开(公告)号:US08270100B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-18

    申请号:US12611474

    申请日:2009-11-03

    IPC分类号: G02B7/02

    摘要: An optical component is provided. The optical component includes an optical-path portion including an arm-connecting portion and a lower portion, a first arm extending from a first end of the arm-connecting portion, and a second arm extending from a second end of the arm-connecting portion. The first arm has at least one resting feature and the second arm has at least one resting feature. The optical-path portion has an input surface. When the resting features of the first arm and the second arm are positioned on a top surface at short edges of a trench in a trench system, the optical-path portion is vertically aligned in the trench.

    摘要翻译: 提供光学部件。 该光学部件包括:包括臂连接部和下部的光路部,从臂连接部的第一端延伸的第一臂和从臂连接部的第二端延伸的第二臂 。 第一臂具有至少一个休息特征,而第二臂具有至少一个休息特征。 光路部分具有输入表面。 当第一臂和第二臂的静止特征位于沟槽系统中的沟槽的短边缘的顶表面上时,光路部分在沟槽中垂直对准。

    COLD ATOM MICRO PRIMARY STANDARD
    8.
    发明申请
    COLD ATOM MICRO PRIMARY STANDARD 有权
    冷门微型主要标准

    公开(公告)号:US20100033256A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-11

    申请号:US12484899

    申请日:2009-06-15

    IPC分类号: H03L7/26 H03B17/00

    CPC分类号: G04F5/14

    摘要: An atomic clock having a physics package that includes a vacuum chamber cavity that holds atoms of Rb-87 under high vacuum conditions, an optical bench having a single laser light source, a local oscillator, a plurality of magnetic field coils, an antenna, at least one photo-detector and integrated control electronics. The single laser light source has a fold-retro-reflected design to create three retro-reflected optical beams that cross at 90° angles relative to one another in the vacuum chamber cavity. This design allows the single laser light source to make the required six trapping beams needed to trap and cool the atoms of Rb-87. The foregoing design makes possible atomic clocks having reduced size and power consumption and capable of maintaining an ultra-high vacuum without active pumping.

    摘要翻译: 具有物理封装的原子钟包括在高真空条件下保存Rb-87原子的真空室腔,具有单个激光光源,本地振荡器,多个磁场线圈,天线的光学台 至少一个光电检测器和集成控制电子元件。 单个激光光源具有折射反射设计,以在真空室腔中产生相对于彼此以90度角交叉的三个反射光束。 该设计允许单个激光光源产生所需的六个俘获光束,以捕获和冷却Rb-87的原子。 上述设计使得可能的原子钟具有减小的尺寸和功率消耗,并且能够在没有主动泵送的情况下保持超高真空。

    Simple, low power microsystem for saturation spectroscopy
    9.
    发明授权
    Simple, low power microsystem for saturation spectroscopy 有权
    简单的低功耗微系统用于饱和光谱

    公开(公告)号:US08837540B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-16

    申请号:US13325392

    申请日:2011-12-14

    IPC分类号: H01S3/04

    摘要: A spectroscopic assembly is provided. The spectroscopic assembly includes a thermal isolation platform, a gas reference cell encasing a gas and attached to the thermal isolation platform, the gas reference cell having at least one optically-transparent window, and at least one heater configured to raise a temperature of the encased gas. When a beamsplitter is configured to reflect a portion of an input optical beam emitted by a laser to be incident on the at least one optically-transparent window of the gas reference cell, the reflected portion of the input optical beam is twice transmitted through the gas. When a detector is configured to receive the optical beam twice transmitted through the gas, a feedback signal is provided to the laser to stabilize the laser.

    摘要翻译: 提供光谱组件。 分光组件包括热隔离平台,封装气体并连接到热隔离平台的气体参考单元,气体参考单元具有至少一个光学透明窗口,以及至少一个加热器,其被配置为升高被封装的温度 加油站。 当分束器被配置为反射由激光器发射的入射到气体参考单元的至少一个光学透明窗口的输入光束的一部分时,输入光束的反射部分被两次透射通过气体 。 当检测器被配置为接收两次透射通过气体的光束时,向激光器提供反馈信号以稳定激光器。

    Systems and methods for gettering an atomic sensor
    10.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for gettering an atomic sensor 有权
    用于吸收原子传感器的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08756976B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-24

    申请号:US13231438

    申请日:2011-09-13

    IPC分类号: G01N7/00 H01S3/036 G04F5/14

    CPC分类号: G04F5/14

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for providing an atomic sensor device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a sensor body, the sensor body enclosing an atomic sensor, wherein the sensor body contains a gas evacuation site located on the sensor body, the gas evacuation site configured to connect to a gas evacuation device. The device also comprises a getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, an opening in the getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, such that gas within the sensor body can freely enter the getter container. The device further comprises an evaporable getter enclosed within the getter container, the evaporable getter facing away from the sensor body.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例提供了用于提供原子传感器装置的改进的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中,该装置包括传感器主体,传感器主体包围原子传感器,其中传感器主体包含位于传感器主体上的排气部位,气体排出部位配置为连接到排气装置。 该装置还包括与传感器主体中的开口联接的吸气剂容器,吸气剂容器中的与传感器主体中的开口相连接的开口,使得传感器主体内的气体可以自由地进入吸气剂容器。 该装置还包括封闭在吸气剂容器内的可蒸发吸气剂,该蒸发吸气剂背离传感器体。