POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS OF ATOMIC FREQUENCY STANDARDS WITH AN INTERNAL HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER

This paper reviews the applications of Atomic Frequency Standards with a n internal synthesizer (thereafter referred as "Synthesized Frequency Standards or Oscillators") with a special emphasis on the Rb oscillator. A fractional frequency synthesizer, developed by SEPA, has been incorporated in the Frequency Locked Loop of a TFL Rubidium Frequency Standard. This combination allows