[HTML][HTML] Chip-scale atomic devices

J Kitching - Applied Physics Reviews, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Chip-scale atomic devices combine elements of precision atomic spectroscopy, silicon
micromachining, and advanced diode laser technology to create compact, low-power, and …

Microfabrication of cesium vapor cells with buffer gas for MEMS atomic clocks

M Hasegawa, RK Chutani, C Gorecki, R Boudot… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the Si-glass anodic bonding process to fill micro Cs vapor cells with a
buffer gas (Ar or Ne) at a controlled pressure (up to 20kPa), which is one of the technological …

Method for producing a microfabricated atomic vapor cell

T Overstolz, J Haesler, V Spassov - US Patent 8,906,470, 2014 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to a method for producing a microfabricated atomic vapor cell,
including a step of forming at least one cavity in a substrate and closing the cavity at one …

MEMS components for NMR atomic sensors

RM Noor, AM Shkel - Journal of Microelectromechanical …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a batch fabrication method to manufacture micro-electromechanical
system (MEMS) components for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) atomic sensors, such …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma-activated high-strength non-isothermal anodic bonding for efficient fabrication of the micro atomic vapor cells

M Yu, Y Chen, Y Wang, Y Ma, G Luo, S Lu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microfabricated alkali metal vapor cells are the core components for miniaturizing quantum
devices, such as atomic clocks, atomic gyroscopes, and atomic magnetometers. Alkali …

Aging studies on micro-fabricated alkali buffer-gas cells for miniature atomic clocks

S Abdullah, C Affolderbach, F Gruet, G Mileti - Applied Physics Letters, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We report an aging study on micro-fabricated alkali vapor cells using neon as a buffer gas.
An experimental atomic clock setup is used to measure the cell's intrinsic frequency, by …

Coherent population trapping resonances in Cs–Ne vapor microcells for miniature clocks applications

R Boudot, P Dziuban, M Hasegawa… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We report the characterization of dark line resonances observed in Cs vapor microcells filled
with a unique neon (Ne) buffer gas. The impact on the coherent population trapping (CPT) …

Microwave oscillator using piezoelectric thin-film resonator aiming for ultraminiaturization of atomic clock

M Hara, Y Yano, M Kajita, H Nishino, Y Ibata… - Review of Scientific …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Microwave atomic clocks are timing devices in which the microwave oscillator is stabilized to
the hyperfine transition of alkali atoms. Owing to their excellent precision and stability, the …

Sealing of MEMS atomic vapor cells using Cu-Cu thermocompression bonding

S Karlen, J Haesler, T Overstolz… - Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
MEMS atomic vapor cells have a large variety of applications in chip-scale atomic devices
such as clocks, gyroscopes or magnetometers. These cells are usually hermetically sealed …

Spectroscopic detection of atom-surface interactions in an atomic-vapor layer with nanoscale thickness

KA Whittaker, J Keaveney, IG Hughes, A Sargsyan… - Physical Review A, 2015 - APS
We measure the resonance line shape of atomic-vapor layers with nanoscale thickness
confined between two sapphire windows. The measurement is performed by scanning a …