CN202018568U - Coherent population trapping (CPT) atomic clock - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a CPT atomic clock, which comprises a first physical unit, a second physical unit and a third physical unit, wherein the first physical unit comprises a laser, a plano-convex lens and a quarter wavelength plate; the second physical unit comprises a polaroid group; the third physical unit comprises a rubidium bubble air chamber and a photoelectric detector; the laser outputs circularly polarized light through the plano-convex lens and the quarter wavelength plate; and the circularly polarized light reaches the photoelectric detector after passing the polaroid group and the rubidium bubble air chamber in turn. In the utility model, the first, second and third physical units have compact and firm structures, so the debugging is convenient and the adaptability is high; and the magnetic shielding device adopts integrated design. In the utility model, although the conventional microprocessing process technology is not high, the optimized design of the physical units for meeting miniaturization requirements is realized, the cost is low, the stability is high, the debugging is convenient, the volume is small and the power consumption is small.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of CPT atomic clock.
Background technology
Research to atomic clock mainly concentrates on two aspects: be to explore development accuracy and the higher atomic clock of degree of stability on the one hand, in recent years, many different types of novel atomic clocks that possess higher accuracy and stability have successfully been developed, cold atom fountain clock for example, the ion trap clock, light clock etc.; Be the approach that positive searching realizes high-precision mini engineering atomic clock on the other hand, to satisfy the development need of various engineerings, for example develop small-sized satellite atomic clock, utilize the Miniaturized relevant population imprison atomic clock of relevant population imprison principle development.
Relevant population imprison (CPT, Coherent Population Trapping) is a kind of quantum interference phenomenon that atom and coherent light interaction produce, utilize the good coherence of laser, the relevant population imprison of preparation attitude in atom system, but and the chip passive type novel C PT atomic clock of realizing is the cutting edge technology of current atomic clock field and navigation field.Its advantage is: on the one hand, do not need microwave cavity, can obviously reduce volume; On the other hand, adopt the relevant bi-coloured light of laser instrument preparation that is subjected to the microwave frequency modulation, can reduce optical frequency shift.Although the CPT atomic clock proposed so far time and soon from 1998, its development has demonstrated superior performance rapidly, and also has bigger room for improvement.
In practice, general CPT desktop experimental system is only pursued the convenience of transfer surveying, and does not consider volume and power problems, and miniature and even chip-scale CPT atomic clock is paid attention to reducing of volume and power consumption really very much, but is inconvenient to transfer survey.Up to the present the index that realizes the CPT atomic clock is not very high, and it is more serious to show that mainly temperature is floated phenomenon, and temperature control causes power consumption bigger, and the degree of stability of atomic frequency standard output signal is all on the low side.
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The purpose of this utility model is to provide the CPT atomic clock that a kind of cost is low, degree of stability is high, accent is surveyed conveniently, volume is little, power consumption is little.
For achieving the above object, the utility model has adopted following technical scheme: a kind of CPT atomic clock, comprise first, second and third physical location, described first physical location comprises laser instrument, planoconvex lens and quarter-wave plate, described second physical location comprises polarizer group, described the 3rd physical location comprises rubidium bubble air chamber and photodetector, described laser instrument is by planoconvex lens and quarter-wave plate output circularly polarized light, and this circularly polarized light steeps air chamber to photodetector through polarizer group, rubidium successively.
As shown from the above technical solution, first, second and third physical location compact conformation of the present utility model is firm, and convenient the accent surveyed, and adaptability is strong, the particularly incorporate design of magnetic shielding device.The utility model has solved under the not strong condition of existing micro fabrication technology, has realized the optimal design of physical location for the miniaturization requirement, and cost is low, degree of stability is high, accent is surveyed conveniently, volume is little, power consumption is little.
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Fig. 1 is a structural representation of the present utility model;
Fig. 2,3,4 is respectively the explosive view of first, second and third physical location in the utility model;
Fig. 5,7,9 is respectively the structural representation of first, second and third physical location in the utility model;
Fig. 6 is the A-A cut-open view of Fig. 5;
Fig. 8 is the B-B cut-open view of Fig. 7;
Figure 10 is the C-C cut-open view of Fig. 9.
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A kind of CPT atomic clock comprises first, second and third physical location 10,20,30, and described first physical location 10 comprises laser instrument, planoconvex lens 12 and quarter-wave plate 13, can control the size of hot spot by the distance of regulating laser instrument and planoconvex lens 12; Described second physical location 20 comprises polarizer group, can quantize to see through the light intensity magnitude of polarizer group by alloting bearing; Described the 3rd physical location 30 comprises rubidium bubble air chamber 34 and photodetector, described laser instrument is by planoconvex lens 12 and quarter-wave plate 13 output circularly polarized lights, this circularly polarized light steeps air chamber 34 to photodetector, as shown in Figure 1 through polarizer group, rubidium successively.
As Fig. 1,2,5, shown in 6, described first physical location 10 is by laser instrument, front shroud 14, dovetail moves mirror holder 15, back-up ring 16, quarter-wave plate 13, planoconvex lens mirror holder 17, planoconvex lens 12, dovetail carriage 18 and back shroud 19 are formed, offer the circular hole that passes for laser instrument emission laser on the front shroud 14, dovetail moves quarter-wave plate 13 is installed on the mirror holder 15, back-up ring 16 is embedded in dovetail and moves in the groove of offering on the mirror holder 15, planoconvex lens 12 is installed on the planoconvex lens mirror holder 17, dovetail moves mirror holder 15 and passes through bolt with planoconvex lens mirror holder 17, offer on the dovetail carriage 18 and be used to install the groove that dovetail moves mirror holder 15, front shroud 14, back shroud 19 be installed in respectively dovetail carriage 18 before, back both sides.Offer the unthreaded hole that passes for set screw 11 on the described forward and backward cover plate 14,19, dovetail moves mirror holder 15 upper ends and offers the threaded hole that cooperates with set screw 11, set screw 11 moves mirror holder 15 and the front shroud 14 from back shroud 19, dovetail successively and passes, sheathed spring 11a on the set screw 11, dovetail moves on the side end face of mirror holder 15 and offers the threaded hole 15a that cooperates with trip bolt 15b, and trip bolt 15b is used for that quarter-wave plate 13 is fixed on dovetail and moves mirror holder 15.
As Fig. 1,3,7, shown in 8, described polarizer group comprises first, two polaroid 20a, 20b, described second physical location 20 is by fixing mirror holder 21, handwheel carriage 22, bearing 28, first, two polaroid 20a, 20b, bearing handwheel 24, eyeglass trim ring 25, rotate eyeglass support plate 26, bearing shim 27 and bearing bracket 29 are formed, eyeglass trim ring 25 is fixed on the first polaroid 20a fixedly on the mirror holder 21, the second polaroid 20b is placed on and rotates on the breach that eyeglass support plate 26 offers, the second polaroid 20b rotates with respect to the first polaroid 20a, bearing 28 is set on the tubular shaft of bearing bracket 29, bearing shim 27 is between bearing 28 and rotation eyeglass support plate 26, bearing handwheel 24 is installed on the handwheel carriage 22, and fixedly mirror holder 21, bearing bracket 29 be installed in respectively handwheel carriage 22 before, back both sides.The side of described handwheel carriage 22 is offered the threaded hole that is used to install holding screw 23, and the other end of holding screw 23 is resisted against on the wheel face of bearing handwheel 24, on the wheel face of bearing handwheel 24 scale is set.
Shown in Fig. 1,4,9,10, described the 3rd physical location 30 is made up of back shroud 33, magnetic shielding device main body 32, front shroud 31, magnetoresistive transducer, axial magnetic-field coil 35, rubidium bubble air chamber 34 and photoelectric sensor, back shroud 33, magnetic shielding device main body 32, front shroud 31 constitute magnetic shielding device, magnetic shielding device uses the permalloy of handling through annealing, demagnetization to make, its cavity can reach the effect of magnetic shielding, to reduce the influence for Zeeman level of stray magnetic field and terrestrial magnetic field.Described axial magnetic-field coil 35 is wrapped on the rubidium bubble air chamber 34, and rubidium bubble air chamber 34 is positioned at magnetic shielding device main body 32, and forward and backward cover plate 31,33 is installed in the forward and backward both sides of magnetic shielding device main body 32 respectively.
As shown in Figure 1, described laser instrument is installed on the drive circuit for laser plate 40, drive circuit for laser plate 40 is fixed on the front shroud 14 of first physical location 10, laser instrument temperature control circuit board 50 is installed between the bearing bracket 29 of the back shroud 19 of first physical location 10 and second physical location 20, rubidium bubble temperature control circuit board 60 is installed between the front shroud 31 of the fixedly mirror holder 21 of second physical location 20 and the 3rd physical location 30, the probe of photoelectric sensor is installed on Photoelectric Detection and the magnetic field observation circuit plate 70, and Photoelectric Detection and magnetic field observation circuit plate 70 are installed on the back shroud 33 of the 3rd physical location 30.
As shown in Figure 1, mounting hole is offered in the edge of described dovetail carriage 18 both sides, mounting hole is offered in the edge of described handwheel carriage 22 both sides, mounting hole is offered in the edge of described magnetic shielding device main body 32 both sides, and described dovetail carriage 18, handwheel carriage 22, magnetic shielding device main body 32 are fixed on the motherboard 80.Peltier is pasted in the outside of described dovetail carriage 18, magnetic shielding device main body 32.Shielding box and frequency transformation stage circuit board 90 are installed on the described motherboard 80.
The output angle of divergence of laser instrument is 10～25, uses collimation lens usually its emitted light beams collimation is approximate directional light, and adopting focal length here is the planoconvex lens 12 of 10mm, through the spot diameter scope behind the planoconvex lens 12 is: 1.75mm～4.43mm.Then, through quarter-wave plate 13 circular polarizations, decay to the magnitude of 100 required μ W when the attenuator of forming through first and second polaroid 20a, 20b makes laser arrive rubidium bubble air chamber 34 again.
After installing laser instrument, planoconvex lens 12 and quarter-wave plate 13, can move the distance that mirror holder 15 is regulated laser instrument and planoconvex lens 12 by mobile dovetail, thus the size of control hot spot.See through the slit of dovetail carriage 18 sides, regulate the next fastening quarter-wave plate 13 of screw that dovetail moves mirror holder 15 sides.
Because light intensity is a key factor that influences the atomic clock performance, needs to regulate the laser intensity size in the reality, adopts first and second polaroid 20a, 20b is combined as the optical attenuation unit; Fix the first polaroid 20a with fixing mirror holder 21, the whirligig that places bearing 28 and bearing handwheel 24 to form the second polaroid 20b is realized the quantification of light intensity and is continuously changed by alloting 30 binary bearing handwheels 24; Holding screw 23 by alloting handwheel carriage 22 sides is to bearing handwheel 24 fastening whirligigs, so that device is more firm.
Drive circuit for laser plate 40, laser instrument temperature control circuit board 50, rubidium bubble temperature control circuit board 60, Photoelectric Detection and magnetic field observation circuit plate 70,80 5 corresponding five circuit boards of part of motherboard, preceding four parts are daughter board, last part is a motherboard 80; For small size digitizing, the consideration of being convenient to control and save motherboard 80 areas nearby, the servo circuit part is combined closely with physical piece, four daughter boards just are close together with first, second and third 10,20,30 mutual interting of physical location, all daughter boards are all in middle perforate, thereby avoid blocking light path.
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1. CPT atomic clock, it is characterized in that: comprise first, two, three physical locations (10,20,30), described first physical location (10) comprises laser instrument, planoconvex lens (12) and quarter-wave plate (13), described second physical location (20) comprises polarizer group, described the 3rd physical location (30) comprises rubidium bubble air chamber (34) and photodetector, described laser instrument is by planoconvex lens (12) and quarter-wave plate (13) output circularly polarized light, and this circularly polarized light passes through polarizer group successively, rubidium bubble air chamber (34) is to photodetector.
2. CPT atomic clock according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described first physical location (10) is by laser instrument, front shroud (14), dovetail moves mirror holder (15), back-up ring (16), quarter-wave plate (13), planoconvex lens mirror holder (17), planoconvex lens (12), dovetail carriage (18) and back shroud (19) are formed, offer the circular hole that passes for laser instrument emission laser on the front shroud (14), dovetail moves mirror holder (15) and goes up installation quarter-wave plate (13), back-up ring (16) is embedded in dovetail and moves in the groove of offering on the mirror holder (15), planoconvex lens (12) is installed on the planoconvex lens mirror holder (17), dovetail moves mirror holder (15) and passes through bolt with planoconvex lens mirror holder (17), offer on the dovetail carriage (18) and be used to install the groove that dovetail moves mirror holder (15), front shroud (14), back shroud (19) be installed in respectively dovetail carriage (18) before, back both sides.
3. CPT atomic clock according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described polarizer group comprises first, two polaroid (20a, 20b), described second physical location (20) is by fixing mirror holder (21), handwheel carriage (22), bearing (28), first, two polaroid (20a, 20b), bearing handwheel (24), eyeglass trim ring (25), rotate eyeglass support plate (26), bearing shim (27) and bearing bracket (29) are formed, eyeglass trim ring (25) is fixed on first polaroid (20a) fixedly on the mirror holder (21), second polaroid (20b) is placed on and rotates on the breach that eyeglass support plate (26) offers, second polaroid (20b) rotates with respect to first polaroid (20a), bearing (28) is set on the tubular shaft of bearing bracket (29), bearing shim (27) is positioned at bearing (28) and rotates between the eyeglass support plate (26), bearing handwheel (24) is installed on the handwheel carriage (22), fixedly mirror holder (21), bearing bracket (29) be installed in respectively handwheel carriage (22) before, back both sides.
4. CPT atomic clock according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described the 3rd physical location (30) is made up of back shroud (33), magnetic shielding device main body (32), front shroud (31), magnetoresistive transducer, axial magnetic-field coil (35), rubidium bubble air chamber (34) and photoelectric sensor, described axial magnetic-field coil (35) is wrapped on the rubidium bubble air chamber (34), rubidium bubble air chamber (34) is positioned at magnetic shielding device main body (32), and forward and backward cover plate (31,33) is installed in the forward and backward both sides of magnetic shielding device main body (32) respectively.
5. CPT atomic clock according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: offer the unthreaded hole that passes for set screw (11) on the described forward and backward cover plate (14,19), dovetail moves mirror holder (15) upper end and offers the threaded hole that cooperates with set screw (11), set screw (11) moves mirror holder (15) and the front shroud (14) from back shroud (19), dovetail successively and passes, set screw (11) goes up sheathed spring (11a), and dovetail moves on the side end face of mirror holder (15) and offers the threaded hole (15a) that cooperates with trip bolt (15b).
6. CPT atomic clock according to claim 3, it is characterized in that: the side of described handwheel carriage (22) is offered the threaded hole that is used to install holding screw (23), the other end of holding screw (23) is resisted against on the wheel face of bearing handwheel (24), on the wheel face of bearing handwheel (24) scale is set.
7. according to claim 2 or 3 or 4 described CPT atomic clocks, it is characterized in that: described laser instrument is installed on the drive circuit for laser plate (40), drive circuit for laser plate (40) is fixed on the front shroud (14) of first physical location (10), laser instrument temperature control circuit board (50) is installed between the bearing bracket (29) of the back shroud (19) of first physical location (10) and second physical location (20), rubidium bubble temperature control circuit board (60) is installed between the front shroud (31) of the fixedly mirror holder (21) of second physical location (20) and the 3rd physical location (30), the probe of photoelectric sensor is installed on Photoelectric Detection and the magnetic field observation circuit plate (70), and Photoelectric Detection and magnetic field observation circuit plate (70) are installed on the back shroud (33) of the 3rd physical location (30).
8. according to claim 2 or 3 or 4 described CPT atomic clocks, it is characterized in that: mounting hole is offered in the edge of described dovetail carriage (18) both sides, mounting hole is offered in the edge of described handwheel carriage (22) both sides, mounting hole is offered in the edge of described magnetic shielding device main body (32) both sides, and described dovetail carriage (18), handwheel carriage (22), magnetic shielding device main body (32) are fixed on the motherboard (80).
9. according to claim 2 or 4 described CPT atomic clocks, it is characterized in that: Peltier is pasted in the outside of described dovetail carriage (18), magnetic shielding device main body (32).
10. CPT atomic clock according to claim 6 is characterized in that: described motherboard (80) is gone up shielding box and frequency transformation stage circuit board (90) is installed.
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