Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 42, Numéro C8, Décembre 1981
Troisième Symposium sur les Etalons de Fréquence et la Métrologie / Third Symposium on Frequency Standards and Metrology
Page(s) C8-189 - C8-197
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1981822
Troisième Symposium sur les Etalons de Fréquence et la Métrologie / Third Symposium on Frequency Standards and Metrology

J. Phys. Colloques 42 (1981) C8-189-C8-197

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1981822

MODULATION EFFECTS IN PASSIVE Rb FREQUENCY STANDARDS

P. Thomann et G. Busca

ASULAB S.A., 6, passage Max Meuron, CH-2001 Neuchâtel, Switzerland


Abstract
The lineshape of a microwave resonance is studied theoretically and experimentally in the case of a phase-modulated RF-field and optical detection of the resonance. The calculation allows to optimize the error signal in a Rb frequency standard with respect to the modulation parameters. Sine-wave and square-wave modulation are examined in some detail.