一种超小型汽泡铷原子频标

为满足对小型化铷原子频标的需求,设计了一种超小型汽泡铷原子频率标准。介绍了该超小型汽泡铷原子频标的设计。通过全新设计的小型光谱灯和集成腔泡系统,配合优化设计的电路部分,成功地将整机体积减小至140 cm3,重量仅为250 g,稳态功耗7 W。测试结果表明其短期稳定度优于1.5×10-11/τ(1 s≤τ≤100 s)。     

一种铷原子频标射频倍频单元的实现

讨论了射频倍频单元对汽泡型铷原子频标频率稳定度的影响,介绍了一种我们新研制的用于小型汽泡型铷原子频标的数字锁相倍频电路。将该数字锁相倍频电路接入铷原子频标系统后,闭环测得该频标系统的稳定度为σy（r=1s）≤3×10^-11,达到商用小型铷原子频标性能指标,而该倍频电路板的面积仅为原倍频电路板面积的1／2,功耗仅为原倍频电路的1／3。     

一种汽泡型铷原子频标伺服电路中的相位稳定性问题

着重讨论了汽泡型铷原子频标伺服电路中T型选频电路和RC移相电路的相位稳定性,分析了它们的附加相移波动影响整机频率稳定度的机理。为改进原子频标的性能,提出了一种用现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)实现对同步检测参考信号进行数字移相的技术。该基于FPGA的伺服电路的温度附加不稳定度为1×10-12/℃。     

一种锁相环调频方法在铷原子频标中的应用

为了进一步实现铷原子频标小型化,分析了几种典型的锁相环调频电路及其特点,设计了一种锁相环二进制移频键控2FSK(binary frequency shift keying)调频方案,给出了调频信号的频谱测试结果。该调频方案已成功地应用在小型化数字式铷原子频标中,能够满足小型化铷原子频标的要求。     

铷原子频标微波高次倍频器的分析与设计

设计了一种采用阶跃恢复二极管来实现的、用于被动型铷原子频标的微波高次倍频器。调试结果表明:该倍频器的输入信号频率为90MHz;倍频次数为76;输出信号频率为6 840MHz;输出功率为-18.2dBm;对邻近谐波抑制度为28.75dB。该倍频器接入铷原子频标后,能实现闭环锁定,符合小型化铷原子频标的要求。     

国外原子时频最新进展

概述了传统原子频标的现状，以及新型原子频标和国际原子时的研究进展，介绍了为适应高精度新型频标和国际原子时的比对需要而开展的远程时频传递技术。     

以原子喷泉为基础的新型铯原子钟的研究进展

原子频标的准确度是计量的基础,目前最好的频标是铯束频标。由于腔相移等因素的制约,进一步提高铯频标的准确度遇到了困难。近年来国际上已开始研究一种新型频率基准——铯原子喷泉频标,它克服了传统的铯束频标中的腔相移问题,准确度已达到10~(-15),稳定度可达     

基于ADF4360-8的锁相环频率合成器的设计与实现

为满足工程需要,设计并实现了一种基于锁相环芯片ADF4360-8的低噪声高稳定度频率合成器.给出了该频率合成器的设计原理、硬件组成、软件设计及其实现方法与流程.重点介绍了一些主要芯片和关键电路.该锁相环频率合成器输出的100 MHz较高频周期信号的峰-峰值达到2.16V,能直接驱动TTL电路.测试结果表明该频率合成器输出的频率信号稳定,噪声低,幅度大.     

从CPT原子钟到光钟

简要介绍了新型CPT（Coherent population trapping，相干布局囚禁）原子频标及光频标的基本原理和研究进展。被动型CPT铷原子钟物理部分的目前体积可控制在100cm^3以内，功耗1W左右，其稳定度为4×10^-11τ^-1/2（τ为测量取样的时间间隔）。CPT原理的铯原子频标的物理部分体积减小到1cm^3，功率减小到30mW，稳定度为6×10^-10τ^-1/2，成为当今体积最小、功耗最低的原子钟。随着飞秒激光梳状发生器技术的发展，已将传统的谐波光频链的体积从几间实验室缩小到1．2×1．0m^2的光学平台上，它与光频测量技术的结合，使微波频标与光频标联系起来，建立了光钟，它的稳定性可以从现在的10^-16的水平提高到10^-18乃至10^-22水平，成为当前最精密的时间计量仪器。     

DFB半导体激光抽运铷原子频标

在传统铷原子频标的基础上,利用一台780 nm的DFB半导体激光器代替铷光谱灯作为抽运光源,将激光的频率锁定在87Rb原子的循环跃迁线(52S1/2,F=2→52P3/2,F=3)上,实现了微波铷原子频标的闭环锁定,初步获得的短期稳定度指标为3.7×10-12τ-1/2(1~100 s)。     

铷原子频标小型化发展现状

铷原子频标使用最广泛,小型化是其最重要的发展趋势。微波腔小型化、电子线路数字化以及附加特殊功能是铷原子频标小型化的主要技术手段。相干布居囚禁(CPT)频标是一种可以做到芯片级的新型原子频标。目前相干布居囚禁频标的技术方案有:传统方案,物理系统采用MEMS(micro-electro-mechanical system)[0]技术的方案和整机采用MEMS[0]技术的方案。实现小型化后的原子频标将会迎来蓬勃发展的前景。     

一种可编程逻辑器件在原子钟频率综合电路中的应用

针对被动型铷原子频标电路模块中由三极管等数量众多的分立元件搭建的9倍选频放大模拟电路和种类繁多的集成电路搭建的5.3125 MHz综合器电路,给出了数字化电路解决方案。在此新方案中,通过使用一种复杂可编程逻辑器件对锁相环进行编程控制,可以实现对10 MHz参考信号18倍频的精确控制;同时,利用该复杂可编程逻辑器件内部"虚拟"的集成电路对10MHz参考信号进行分频变换可以得到5.3125MHz信号。实际使用证明,这种设计方案具备易于集成、调试简单的优点,在替换原有模拟倍频、综合器功能电路后,成功实现整机锁定,各项性能指标均达到或优于原有水平,使整机向数字化、小型化迈出重要的一步。     

一种微型化铷原子钟

报道了一种微型化铷原子钟,它采用一种新型陶瓷填充微波腔来减小物理部分体积,其铷光谱灯采用升压电路以实现快速点亮,整机电子线路采用低电压技术,在国内首次对这类铷钟实现12V直流供电,并且首次对这类铷钟加入与外秒同步的功能。该铷原子钟体积为190mL,开机3min后可实现锁定,锁定后频率稳定度为1．5×10^-11／√τ（τ：1～1000s）,稳态功耗为5．5W。     

Digital GaAs Autocorrelator Developed for Space Borne Submillimeter Astronomy

We present the development of a correlator module intended for space borne high resolution heterodyne spectroscopy. Our attention has been focused on power consumption reduction (few mW per channel needed), while looking for a high clock frequency (few hundreds of MHz) to cover wide bandwidths. The module proposed, which may be the base of an hybrid analog/digital spectrometer, is composed of two full custom Very Low Scale Integration (VLSI) circuits using two different technologies: a high speed MEtal Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MESFET) on Gallium Arsenide substrate (GaAs) and a low power Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) on Silicon substrate (Si). A 0.8 m GaAs prototype circuit has been built and tested. It shows a correct global operation up to 242 MHz – and for marginal functions up to 611 MHz –, and a power consumption as expected by the simulations (less than 2 W). Expected improvements of the technology, together with some modifications developed here, demonstrate that a high frequency correlator module, meeting spatial requirements (many hundreds of channels and few mW per resolution point), should be feasible.     

Research on the Methods of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation for Active Hydrogen Maserstwo

Active hydrogen maser is the main frequency standard for establishing and maintaining the time scale. It has the characteristics of high short-term stability and low phase noise. At present, it plays an increasingly important role in the international atomic time (TAI) and various local time scales. Firstly, in combination with the internal state parameters of an active hydrogen maser, the correlation between the internal state parameters and the comparison data of a hydrogen maser is analyzed, and a method for the performance monitoring of a hydrogen maser is proposed. Secondly, according to the characteristics of hydrogen maser performance, a method for evaluating the performance of a hydrogen maser is given. The hydrogen maser performance includes mainly two aspects, namely the frequency stability and predictability. The performances of two types of active hydrogen masers (CH1-75 and MHM-2010) are evaluated by this method. The correlation analysis of the atomic clock state parameters and comparison data shows that the state parameter monitoring can effectively predict the variation of the hydrogen maser performance. The evaluation results of atomic clock frequency stability and predictability show that the atomic clock with a higher medium-and-long term frequency stability has a better predictability. There are two methods for the predictability evaluation, one is based on the data published by BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Measures), and another one is based on the quadratic model. Both methods are consistent with the weights published by BIPM. Therefore, the two methods can be used as a quantitative method to evaluate the predictability of a hydrogen maser.     

SOHM-4型氢原子钟的设计改进与初步性能

氢原子钟是一种最稳定的 (除极短测量时间间隔之外 )频率标准 ,但是环境温度变化及微波谐振腔老化会引起原子钟输出频率的变化 ,从而导致氢原子钟长期性能变差。为了减小这些影响 ,可借助一种自动调谐器来确保谐振腔的频率始终工作在所需的频率上 ,并采用新的温度控制系统来改善氢原子钟的长期性能。针对这些年来许多氢钟出现的有关问题 ,上海天文台在借鉴国外氢钟实验室经验的基础之上 ,对原有氢钟进行了技术改造 ,并为国家授时中心研制了SOHM - 4型氢原子钟。对该型氢原子钟技术改造特点作了介绍 ,并给出了期望的性能指标及初步的测试结果     

铷原子频标中微波功率频移的研究及其控制方法

针对铷原子频标中微波功率频移的传统解释与实验现象不相符合的矛盾，曾提出以ＡＣＺｅｅｍａｎ效应为核心的新解释．本文以实验检验了该解释，尤其是ＡＣＺｅｅｍａｎ效应频移公式的正确性，实验结果与理论相符合；最后探讨了控制微波功率频移的方法。     

Effective Sensitivity of A Non-uniform Phased Array of Short Dipoles

Short dipoles are a key element in new low frequency array antennas as proposed for LOFAR and other astronomical applications. Unfortunately standard texts on short dipole antennas are based on the effective area and do not lead to an astronomically useful sensitivity formulation in a straightforward manner. The concept of maximum effective area is applied to arrays of short dipoles and allows expressing the sensitivity as the ratio of this area over the effective sky brightness temperature as long as the output noise power is dominated by the antenna input radiation. For both quantities we only need to know the array directivity pattern that includes the mutual coupling effects when the actual loading conditions of the array elements are taken into account. Short dipole elements have a constant directivity pattern for frequencies below resonance, but they exhibit strong complex impedance variations that provide only narrow band performance when power matching is applied as required in transmit applications. However, in receive applications voltage or current sensing can be realized, for example with an active balun. Assisted by the steep increase of the sky brightness with wavelength for frequencies below 300 MHz, this can provide sky noise dominated performance over at least a three to one frequency range. Still the low frequency limit is determined by the amplifier noise contribution and the losses in the antenna and in the dielectric ground surrounding the elements. We show that for a sparse array with the elements non-uniformly distributed according to an exponential shell model, a constant sensitivity can be obtained over a frequency range of at least two octaves. In addition, such a configuration has a factor of six greater sensitivity than a rectangular array for a large part of the frequency band.     

铯原子喷泉钟低噪声频率综合器的研制

铯原子喷泉钟是现今的时间频率的基准,其中的频率综合器性能直接影响喷泉钟的稳定度性能.介绍了铯原子喷泉钟的低噪声频率综合器的设计和实现.对该频率综合器的测试表明,输出的9.2 GHz频率信号的相位噪声为-82 dB[Rad2/Hz]@offset1 Hz,满足设计要求.