ã1996 I.E.E.E. Frequency Control Symposium Proceedings A HIGH PRECISION QUARTZ OSCILLATOR WITH PERFORMANCE COMPARABLE TO RUBIDIUM OSCILLATORS IN MANY RESPECTS

An ultra-stable ovenized crystal oscillator (the 260 Series) has been designed and developed at MTI-Milliren Technologies, Inc. in order to provide an alternative to Rubidium oscillators. The oscillator has been developed for applications where it is critical to maintain comparable performance parameters of a Rubidium oscillator without the higher cost and inherent wear-out phenomena which may be a detriment to system design goals