RUBIDIUM OSCILLATOR

Rubidium Oscillator as Atomic Clock
There are three different types of atomic clocks – cesium, hydrogen and rubidium. The principle behind all of them remains the same. The major difference is associated with the element used and the means of detecting when the energy level changes. Rubidium oscillator atomic clocks are the simplest and most compact of all. Rubidium oscillators use a glass cell of rubidium gas that changes its absorption of light at the optical rubidium frequency when the surrounding microwave frequency is just right.

Symmetricom's Rubidium Oscillators
Symmetricom manufactures rubidium oscillators for various applications including digital network timing, navigation timing, secure tactical communications and secondary references for manufacturing, simulators and GPS receivers. Ranging from rack mounted instruments to militarized components these rubidium oscillators offer low per month aging rates, excellent long-term stability performance, configuration flexibility, small size, low weight and cost effectiveness.

Symmetricom's 8040 Rubidium oscillator is a high performance 10MHz frequency standard in a 1U high, 19" rack mount plug and play package. Based on many years of refinement, the 8040 rubidium physics package is a design that offers high reliability supported by tens of thousands of fielded units.

The standard instrument offers a universal power supply, status monitors, external frequency control and one 10MHZ output. A wide range of additional outputs are available including multiple output frequencies, telecom formats and GPS disciplining.