A Quantum-Based Microwave Power Measurement Performed With a Miniature Atomic Fountain
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U.S. Government work not protected by U.S. copyright Abstract A microwave power standard directly traceable to a fundamental atomic process could potentially reduce the uncertainties associated with microwave power measurement. We report on a proof-of-principle experiment to measure microwave power by observing Rabi oscillations in the clock transition of Cs atoms. The measurements were performed using a miniature atomic fountain.
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