DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF FREQUENCY GENERATION USING AN ATOMIC RESONATOR
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a solid-state atomic clock to generate a clock frequency signal, the solid-state atomic clock comprising;
a solid state atomic resonator formed by a solid-state material including an optical cavity having color centers, which are capable of exhibiting hyperfine transition,wherein the solid-state atomic clock generates the clock frequency signal based on a hyperfine resonance frequency of said color centers.
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Abstract
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of generating a frequency reference using a solid-state atomic resonator formed by a solid-state material including an optical cavity having color centers. A device may include a solid-state atomic clock to generate a clock frequency signal, the solid-state atomic dock including a solid state atomic resonator formed by a solid-state material including an optical cavity having color centers, which are capable of exhibiting hyperfine transition, wherein the solid-state atomic clock may generate the clock frequency signal based on a hyperfine resonance frequency of the color centers.
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1. A device comprising:
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a solid-state atomic clock to generate a clock frequency signal, the solid-state atomic clock comprising; a solid state atomic resonator formed by a solid-state material including an optical cavity having color centers, which are capable of exhibiting hyperfine transition, wherein the solid-state atomic clock generates the clock frequency signal based on a hyperfine resonance frequency of said color centers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of obtaining a frequency reference, the method comprising:
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illuminating a solid state atomic resonator formed by a solid-state material including an optical cavity having color centers, such that the color centers exhibit hyperfine transition; and generating a clock frequency signal based on a hyperfine resonance frequency of said color centers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
at least one electronic device including; a solid-state atomic clock to generate a clock frequency signal, the solid-state atomic clock comprising; a solid state atomic resonator formed by a solid-state material including an optical cavity having color centers, which are capable of exhibiting hyperfine transition, wherein the solid-state atomic clock generates the clock frequency signal based on a hyperfine resonance frequency of said color centers; and at least one electronic module to receive said clock frequency signal and perform an operation based on the clock frequency signal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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