ATOMIC OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVABLE BODY

• Main Author: KOBAYASHI HIDEKAZU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 09.08.2018
• Subjects: AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABILISATIONOF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION; ELECTRICITY

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an atomic oscillator capable of improving oscillation characteristics while achieving a cost reduction, and to provide an electronic device and a movable body provided with such an atomic oscillator.SOLUTION: An atomic oscillator includes an atomic cell in which alkali metal is sealed, a light source unit that emits light with which the alkali metal is irradiated, a light receiving unit that receives the light transmitted through the atomic cell and output a signal corresponding to received light intensity, and a lens disposed between the light source unit and the atom cell, and the lens diverges or converges the light toward the atom cell and emits the light.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 【課題】低コスト化を図りつつ、発振特性を向上させることができる原子発振器を提供すること、また、かかる原子発振器を備える電子機器および移動体を提供すること。【解決手段】アルカリ金属が封入されている原子セルと、前記アルカリ金属に照射する光を出射する光源部と、前記原子セルを透過した前記光を受光し、その受光強度に応じた信号を出力する受光部と、前記光源部と前記原子セルとの間に配置されているレンズと、を備え、前記レンズは、前記光を前記原子セルに向けて発散または集束させて出射することを特徴とする原子発振器。【選択図】図５