Highly reliable optical system for a rubidium space cold atom clock
| Autor: | Bin Wang, Jingfeng Xiang, Wenbing Xia, Liang Liu, Desheng Lü, Qiuzhi Qu, Yanguang Sun, Z. Dong, Wei Ren |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Fiber structure business.industry Materials Science (miscellaneous) chemistry.chemical_element Space (mathematics) 01 natural sciences Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Rubidium 010309 optics Optics chemistry Ultracold atom visual_art 0103 physical sciences Thermal Electronic component Qualification testing visual_art.visual_art_medium Business and International Management 010306 general physics business Optomechanics |
| Zdroj: | Applied Optics. 55:3607 |
| ISSN: | 1539-4522 0003-6935 |
| DOI: | 10.1364/ao.55.003607 |
| Popis: | We describe a highly reliable optical system designed for a rubidium space cold atom clock (SCAC), presenting its design, key technologies, and optical components. All of the optical and electronic components are integrated onto an optimized two-sided 300 mm×290 mm×30 mm optical bench. The compact optical structure and special thermal design ensure that the optical system can pass all of the space environmental qualification tests including both thermal vacuum and mechanical tests. To verify its performance, the optical system is carefully checked before and after each test. The results indicate that this optical system is suitably robust for the space applications for which the rubidium SCAC was built. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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