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CN110928174A
CN110928174A CN201911301782.1A CN201911301782A CN110928174A CN 110928174 A CN110928174 A CN 110928174A CN 201911301782 A CN201911301782 A CN 201911301782A CN 110928174 A CN110928174 A CN 110928174A
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本发明公开一种原子钟鉴频信号探测系统,所述探测系统包括:原子钟控制电路系统、第一光学系统、物理系统、第二光学系统和微波脉冲合成器;第一光学系统生成线偏振光;物理系统根据双微波脉冲信号产生鉴频信号,用于实现原子钟频率的闭环锁定,并旋转线偏振光的偏振方向;第二光学系统利用光弹调制技术,确定经过物理系统后发生旋转的探测光在垂直方向的分量;原子钟控制电路系统利用互相关检测技术,根据探测光在垂直方向的分量确定原子钟频率闭环锁定的误差电压信号;微波脉冲合成器根据误差电压信号生成6.8GHz的双微波脉冲信号。本发明结合光弹调制技术和互相关检测技术,以提高原子钟鉴频信号的信噪比以及频率稳定性。

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The invention discloses an atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system. The detection system comprises: an atomic clock control circuit system, a first optical system, a physical system, a second optical system and a microwave pulse synthesizer; the first optical system generates linearly polarized light; The physical system generates a frequency discrimination signal according to the double microwave pulse signal, which is used to realize the closed-loop locking of the atomic clock frequency and rotate the polarization direction of the linearly polarized light; the second optical system uses the photoelastic modulation technology to determine the detection light that rotates after passing through the physical system. The component in the vertical direction; the atomic clock control circuit system uses the cross-correlation detection technology to determine the error voltage signal of the closed-loop locking of the atomic clock frequency according to the component of the probe light in the vertical direction; the microwave pulse synthesizer generates a 6.8GHz dual microwave pulse signal according to the error voltage signal . The invention combines the photoelastic modulation technology and the cross-correlation detection technology to improve the signal-to-noise ratio and the frequency stability of the frequency discrimination signal of the atomic clock.

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Atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of optical detection, in particular to an atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system.
Background
The rubidium atomic clock has the characteristics of low power consumption, small volume, high reliability and accordance with the satellite load requirement, is very suitable for space application, and is used as a satellite-borne clock of a satellite navigation system. The pulse light pumping rubidium atomic clock separates the light pumping process from the microwave excitation process in time, so that the light field and the microwave field respectively interact with atoms, the coherent coupling of light and microwaves is avoided, the light frequency shift of the atomic clock can be eliminated theoretically, and the medium-and-long-term stability of the atomic clock is improved.
The rubidium atomic clock with high-contrast frequency discrimination signal, with the patent number of CN102799103A, is based on the magneto-optical rotation effect, utilizes the orthogonal polarized light detection technology, places two orthogonal Glan Taylor prisms at the front and back ends of a physical system, detects the rotation angle of light or the component of light in the vertical direction, eliminates the background light intensity, obtains the clock transition spectral line with the contrast ratio greater than 90%, simultaneously compares in traditional absorption method optical detection, has improved the detection sensitivity greatly. However, because the length of the rubidium bubble in the physical system is limited, the rotation angle for detecting the polarized light is small, so that the absolute intensity of the light intensity signal is small, and the signal-to-noise ratio is low.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system to improve the signal-to-noise ratio and the frequency stability of an atomic clock frequency discrimination signal.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a system for detecting a frequency discrimination signal of an atomic clock, the system comprising:
the atomic clock comprises an atomic clock control circuit system, a first optical system, a physical system, a second optical system and a microwave pulse synthesizer;
the first optical system is used for generating linearly polarized light;
the physical system is arranged on an output optical path of the first optical system, the physical system is arranged corresponding to the microwave pulse synthesizer, and the physical system generates a frequency discrimination signal according to the double microwave pulse signal, so that closed-loop locking of the frequency of an atomic clock is realized, and the polarization direction of the linearly polarized light is rotated;
the second optical system is arranged on an output optical path of the physical system, and the second optical system is used for determining the component of the detection light which rotates after passing through the physical system in the vertical direction;
the atomic clock control circuit system is arranged on an output light path of the second optical system and used for determining an error voltage signal of atomic clock frequency closed-loop locking and a rotation angle of the detection polarized light according to a component of the detection light in the vertical direction;
the microwave pulse synthesizer is electrically connected with the atomic clock control circuit system and is used for generating a double microwave pulse signal of 6.8GHz under the control of the error voltage signal.
Optionally, the atomic clock control circuitry includes:
a photodetector disposed on an output optical path of the second optical system for converting a component of the detection light in a vertical direction into an electrical signal;
a photoelastic modulator drive controller electrically connected to the second optical system for outputting a resonant frequency f0And sending the driving voltage signal to the second optical system;
the phase-locked amplifier is respectively electrically connected with the photoelastic modulator driving controller and the photoelectric detector and is used for amplifying and demodulating the electric signal according to a driving voltage signal to obtain a harmonic component;
and the atomic clock servo control module is electrically connected with the phase-locked amplifier and is used for determining an error voltage signal of the atomic clock frequency closed-loop locking according to the harmonic component.
Optionally, the first optical system includes:
a laser for generating laser light of 795 nm;
the isolator is arranged on an output optical path of the laser and is used for the unidirectional passing of the laser;
and the polarizer is arranged on the output optical path of the isolator and is used for converting the isolated laser into linearly polarized light.
Optionally, the second optical system includes:
the quarter-wave plate is arranged on an output optical path of the physical system 7, and the optical axis direction of the quarter-wave plate is the same as that of the polarizer and is used for converting linearly polarized light into elliptically polarized light;
the photoelastic modulator is arranged on an output light path of the quarter-wave plate, an included angle between the optical axis direction of the photoelastic modulator and the optical axis direction of the polarizer is 45 degrees, and the photoelastic modulator is electrically connected with the atomic clock control circuit system and used for modulating the elliptically polarized light according to the driving voltage signal;
and the analyzer is arranged on an output optical path of the photoelastic modulator, and an included angle between the optical axis direction of the analyzer and the optical axis direction of the polarizer is 90 degrees, so that the analyzer is used for determining the component of the detection light in the vertical direction according to the modulated elliptically polarized light.
Optionally, the physical system includes:
the microwave cavity is arranged in the magnetic shielding cylinder, and the rubidium steam bubbles are correspondingly arranged with the microwave pulse synthesizer.
Optionally, the microwave pulse synthesizer includes:
the controlled crystal oscillator is electrically connected with the atomic clock control circuit system and is used for controlling and generating a 10MHz frequency signal according to the error voltage signal;
and the microwave frequency generator is electrically connected with the controlled crystal oscillator, is arranged corresponding to the physical system, and is used for generating a double microwave pulse signal of 6.8GHz by using a 10MHz frequency signal according to a frequency synthesis method and feeding the double microwave pulse signal to the physical system.
Optionally, the laser is a semiconductor laser.
Optionally, the specific formula of the rotation angle of the detected polarized light is as follows:
θ=V1f/(2I0αm);
wherein θ is detectionRotation angle of polarized light, I0For detecting light intensity, V1fBeing harmonic components, αmThe depth is modulated for the photoelastic.
According to the specific embodiment provided by the invention, the invention discloses the following technical effects:
the invention discloses a frequency discrimination signal detection system of an atomic clock, which comprises: the atomic clock comprises an atomic clock control circuit system, a first optical system, a physical system, a second optical system and a microwave pulse synthesizer; the first optical system generates linearly polarized light; the physical system generates a frequency discrimination signal according to the double microwave pulse signal, and is used for realizing closed-loop locking of the frequency of the atomic clock and enabling the polarization direction of the linearly polarized light to rotate; the second optical system determines the component of the detection light rotating after passing through the physical system in the vertical direction by utilizing a photoelastic modulation technology; the atomic clock control circuit system determines an error voltage signal of atomic clock frequency closed-loop locking according to the component of the detection light in the vertical direction by utilizing a cross-correlation detection technology; and the microwave pulse synthesizer is controlled by the error voltage signal to generate a double microwave pulse signal of 6.8 GHz. The invention combines photoelastic modulation technology and cross-correlation detection technology, obtains the frequency discrimination signal of the atomic clock according to the change of the rotation angle of the probe light along with the microwave pulse frequency, theoretically eliminates the mechanical jitter, the fluctuation of optical components caused by the environment and the noise caused by the intensity fluctuation, the frequency and the power fluctuation of a semiconductor laser source, improves the signal-to-noise ratio of the frequency discrimination signal of the atomic clock, and further improves the frequency stability of the atomic clock.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a frequency discrimination signal detection system of an atomic clock according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a specific structure of a frequency-discrimination signal detection system of an atomic clock according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1. The atomic clock comprises an atomic clock control circuit system, 11, a photoelectric detector, 12, a photoelastic modulator driving controller, 13, a phase-locked amplifier, 14, an atomic clock servo control module, 2, a first optical system, 21, a laser, 22, an isolator, 23, a polarizer, 3, a physical system, 31, a magnetic shielding cylinder, 32, a microwave cavity, 33, rubidium vapor bubble, 4, a second optical system, 41, a quarter-wave plate, 42, a photoelastic modulator, 43, an analyzer, 5, a microwave pulse synthesizer, 51, a controlled crystal oscillator, 52 and a microwave frequency generator.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The invention aims to provide an atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system to improve the signal-to-noise ratio and the frequency stability of an atomic clock frequency discrimination signal.
In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in further detail below.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a frequency discrimination signal detection system of an atomic clock according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in fig. 1, in which the dashed lines represent optical connections and the solid lines represent electrical connections, the detection system comprises:
an atomic clock control circuit system 1, a first optical system 2, a physical system 3, a second optical system 4 and a microwave pulse synthesizer 5; the first optical system 2 is used for generating linearly polarized light; the physical system 3 is arranged on an output light path of the first optical system 2, the physical system 3 is arranged corresponding to the microwave pulse synthesizer 5, and the physical system 3 generates a frequency discrimination signal according to a double microwave pulse signal to realize closed-loop locking of the frequency of an atomic clock and enable the polarization direction of the linearly polarized light to rotate; the second optical system 4 is arranged on an output optical path of the physical system 3, and the second optical system 4 is used for determining a component of the probe light which rotates after passing through the physical system in a vertical direction; the atomic clock control circuit system 1 is arranged on an output light path of the second optical system 4, and the atomic clock control circuit system 1 combines a photoelastic modulation technology and a cross-correlation detection technology to determine an error voltage signal of atomic clock frequency closed-loop locking according to a component of the probe light in the vertical direction; the microwave pulse synthesizer 5 is electrically connected with the atomic clock control circuit system 1, and the microwave pulse synthesizer 5 is used for generating a double microwave pulse signal of 6.8GHz under the control of the error voltage signal.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a specific structure of a frequency discrimination signal detection system of an atomic clock according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, a light path connection is shown without an arrow direction, and an electrical connection is shown with an arrow direction, where the atomic clock control circuit system 1 of the present invention includes:
a photodetector 11 disposed on an output optical path of the second optical system 4 for converting a component of the detection light in the vertical direction into an electric signal;
a photoelastic modulator drive controller 12 electrically connected to the second optical system 4 for outputting the resonant frequency f by utilizing photoelastic modulation technique0And sent to the second optical system 4;
the phase-locked amplifier 13 is respectively electrically connected with the photoelastic modulator driving controller 12 and the photoelectric detector 11, and amplifies and demodulates the electric signal according to a driving voltage signal by using a cross-correlation detection technology to obtain a harmonic component;
and the atomic clock servo control module 14 is electrically connected with the phase-locked amplifier 13 and is used for determining an error voltage signal of the atomic clock frequency closed-loop locking and detecting the rotation angle of the polarized light according to the harmonic component.
As an embodiment, the first optical system 2 of the present invention includes:
a laser 21 for generating laser light of 795 nm;
an isolator 22, disposed on the output optical path of the laser 21, for allowing the laser to pass through in a single direction, so as to prevent the laser from being fed into the laser 21;
and the polarizer 23 is arranged on the output optical path of the isolator 22 and is used for converting the isolated laser into linearly polarized light.
As an embodiment, the second optical system 4 of the present invention includes:
the quarter-wave plate 41 is arranged on an output optical path of the physical system 37, and the optical axis direction of the quarter-wave plate 41 is the same as that of the polarizer 23 and is used for converting linearly polarized light into elliptically polarized light;
the photoelastic modulator 42 is arranged on an output light path of the quarter-wave plate 41, an included angle between the optical axis direction of the photoelastic modulator 42 and the optical axis direction of the polarizer 23 is 45 degrees, and the photoelastic modulator is electrically connected with the atomic clock control circuit system 1 and used for modulating the elliptically polarized light according to the driving voltage signal;
and the analyzer 43 is arranged on the output optical path of the photoelastic modulator 42, and an included angle between the optical axis direction of the analyzer 43 and the optical axis direction of the polarizer 23 is 90 degrees, so that the analyzer is used for determining the component of the detection light in the vertical direction according to the modulated elliptically polarized light.
As an embodiment, the physical system 3 of the present invention includes:
the magnetic shielding device comprises a magnetic shielding barrel 31, a microwave cavity 32 and rubidium steam bubbles 33, wherein the rubidium steam bubbles 33 are arranged in the microwave cavity 32, the microwave cavity 32 is arranged in the magnetic shielding barrel 31, the rubidium steam bubbles 33 and a microwave frequency generator 52 are correspondingly arranged, and the magnetic shielding barrel 31, the microwave cavity 32 and the rubidium steam bubbles 33 interact with each other to generate frequency discrimination signals according to double microwave pulse signals, so that closed loop locking of atomic clock frequency is realized, the polarization direction of linearly polarized light is rotated, and light frequency shift is eliminated.
As an embodiment, the microwave pulse synthesizer 5 of the present invention includes:
the controlled crystal oscillator 51 is electrically connected with the atomic clock control circuit system 1 and is used for controlling and generating a 10MHz frequency signal according to the error voltage signal;
and the microwave frequency generator 52 is electrically connected with the controlled crystal oscillator 51, is arranged corresponding to the physical system 3, and is used for generating a double microwave pulse signal of 6.8GHz by using a 10MHz frequency signal according to a frequency synthesis method and feeding the double microwave pulse signal to the physical system 3.
In one embodiment, the laser 21 of the present invention is a semiconductor laser 21.
The light vector detected by the photoelectric detector 11 of the invention is as follows:
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the light intensity signal I, I can be determined by calculating the module value of the light vector0=A2A is the amplitude of linearly polarized light passing through the polarizer 23, α (t) is αmsinω0t,GPPIs a jones matrix of the rotated linearly polarized light obtained after passing through the physical system 3,
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Gλ/4for the jones matrix of elliptically polarized light obtained through the quarter-wave plate 41,
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wherein i is an imaginary unit; gPEMFor a jones matrix of elliptically polarized light passing through the photoelastic modulator 42,
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wherein α (t) is αmsin(ω0t),αmFor modulating depth, omega, of photoelastic modulators0Is the modulation angular frequency; gAFor the jones matrix of linearly polarized light obtained by said analyzer 43,
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after the module value of the light vector passing through the second optical system is squared, the light intensity obtained by the detection of the photoelectric detector is as follows:
I=I0sin2(θ+αmsinω0t) (1);
the Bessel function expansion for equation (1) is as follows:
Figure BDA0002321989560000072
obtaining harmonic component V1fAnd the second harmonic component V2fThe concrete formula is as follows:
V1f=2I0αmθ (2);
Figure BDA0002321989560000073
wherein, V1fIs a harmonic component, V2fIs the second harmonic component, theta is the rotation angle of the probe polarized light, I0For detecting light intensity, V1fBeing harmonic components, αmFor photoelastic modulation of depth, omega0Modulating angular frequency, omega, for photoelastic modulators0=2πf0,f0Is the resonant frequency.
The atomic clock servo control module 14 of the invention is based on the harmonic component V input by the phase-locked amplifier 131fThe rotation angle of the detection polarized light is calculated by the following specific formula:
θ=V1f/(2I0αm) (4);
where θ is the rotation angle of the detected polarized light, I0For detecting light intensity, V1fBeing harmonic components, αmThe depth is modulated for the photoelastic.
According to the formula (4), the harmonic component obtained by photoelastic modulation and demodulation by the phase-locked amplifier 13 is only related to photoelastic modulation depth and detection light intensity, so that mechanical jitter, fluctuation of optical components caused by the environment and noise caused by semiconductor laser source intensity fluctuation, frequency and power fluctuation are eliminated, and the signal-to-noise ratio and frequency stability of the atomic clock frequency discrimination signal are improved.
The invention has the following advantages:
(1) on the basis of orthogonal polarized light detection, a photoelastic modulation technology and a cross-correlation detection technology are combined, the rotation angle of the detected polarized light is determined according to the component of the detected light in the vertical direction, mechanical jitter, fluctuation of optical components caused by the environment and noise caused by semiconductor laser source intensity fluctuation, frequency and power fluctuation are eliminated theoretically, and the signal-to-noise ratio and the frequency stability of an atomic clock frequency discrimination signal are improved.
(2) The invention utilizes the photoelastic modulator 42 to modulate the detection optical signal and utilizes the lock-in amplifier 13 to demodulate, and has no influence on the pumping process and the double microwave pulse excitation process of the atomic clock.
(3) The invention can take the second harmonic signal output by the system as the error signal for locking the detection light intensity, and adds a modulation amplitude closed-loop control loop in the system to control the optical power of the whole atomic clock detection light (refer to building of a house, etc., Chinese patent: CN106371230A, a photoelastic modulator modulation amplitude closed-loop control system and control method based on the second harmonic); the problem that when the laser power is stabilized by adopting an AOM or EOM driving circuit in the prior art, a beam of light is split to form a control loop, so that the detection light path and the light power locking loop are not synchronous is solved, the power stability of the detection laser is greatly improved, and the power stability can reach 0.04%.
The embodiments in the present description are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other.
The principles and embodiments of the present invention have been described herein using specific examples, which are provided only to help understand the method and the core concept of the present invention; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, the specific embodiments and the application range may be changed. In view of the above, the present disclosure should not be construed as limiting the invention.

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1.一种原子钟鉴频信号探测系统,其特征在于,所述探测系统包括:1. an atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system, is characterized in that, described detection system comprises: 原子钟控制电路系统、第一光学系统、物理系统、第二光学系统和微波脉冲合成器;Atomic clock control circuit system, first optical system, physical system, second optical system and microwave pulse synthesizer; 所述第一光学系统用于生成线偏振光;the first optical system is used to generate linearly polarized light; 所述物理系统设置在所述第一光学系统的输出光路上,所述物理系统与所述微波脉冲合成器对应设置,所述物理系统根据双微波脉冲信号产生鉴频信号,用于实现原子钟频率的闭环锁定,并使得所述线偏振光的偏振方向发生旋转;The physical system is arranged on the output optical path of the first optical system, the physical system is arranged corresponding to the microwave pulse synthesizer, and the physical system generates a frequency discrimination signal according to the double microwave pulse signal, which is used to realize the frequency of the atomic clock closed-loop locking, and make the polarization direction of the linearly polarized light rotate; 所述第二光学系统设置在所述物理系统的输出光路上,所述第二光学系统用于确定经过物理系统后发生旋转的探测光在垂直方向的分量;The second optical system is arranged on the output optical path of the physical system, and the second optical system is used to determine the vertical component of the probe light rotated after passing through the physical system; 所述原子钟控制电路系统设置在所述第二光学系统的输出光路上,所述原子钟控制电路系统用于根据所述探测光在垂直方向的分量确定原子钟频率闭环锁定的误差电压信号;The atomic clock control circuit system is arranged on the output optical path of the second optical system, and the atomic clock control circuit system is used to determine the error voltage signal of the closed-loop locking of the frequency of the atomic clock according to the component of the probe light in the vertical direction; 所述微波脉冲合成器与所述原子钟控制电路系统电连接,所述微波脉冲合成器用于利用所述误差电压信号控制生成6.8GHz的双微波脉冲信号。The microwave pulse synthesizer is electrically connected to the atomic clock control circuit system, and the microwave pulse synthesizer is used to control and generate a 6.8 GHz double microwave pulse signal by using the error voltage signal. 2.根据权利要求1所述的原子钟鉴频信号探测系统,其特征在于,所述原子钟控制电路系统包括:2. The atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system according to claim 1, wherein the atomic clock control circuit system comprises: 光电探测器,设置在所述第二光学系统输出光路上,用于将探测光在垂直方向的分量转换成电信号;a photodetector, arranged on the output optical path of the second optical system, for converting the component of the detection light in the vertical direction into an electrical signal; 光弹调制器驱动控制器,与所述第二光学系统电连接,用于输出谐振频率f0的驱动电压信号,并发送至所述第二光学系统;a photoelastic modulator drive controller, electrically connected to the second optical system, for outputting a drive voltage signal of the resonant frequency f 0 and sending it to the second optical system; 锁相放大器,分别与所述光弹调制器驱动控制器和所述光电探测器电连接,用于根据驱动电压信号对所述电信号进行放大、解调处理,获得谐波分量;a lock-in amplifier, which is electrically connected to the photoelastic modulator driving controller and the photodetector respectively, and is used for amplifying and demodulating the electrical signal according to the driving voltage signal to obtain harmonic components; 原子钟伺服控制模块,与锁相放大器电连接,用于根据所述谐波分量确定原子钟频率闭环锁定的误差电压信号和探测偏振光的旋转角度。The atomic clock servo control module is electrically connected with the lock-in amplifier, and is used for determining the error voltage signal of the closed-loop locking of the atomic clock frequency and the rotation angle of the detection polarized light according to the harmonic components. 3.根据权利要求1所述的原子钟鉴频信号探测系统,其特征在于,所述第一光学系统包括:3. The atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system according to claim 1, wherein the first optical system comprises: 激光器,用于产生795nm的激光;Laser, for generating 795nm laser light; 隔离器,设置在所述激光器的输出光路上,用于所述激光单向通过;an isolator, arranged on the output optical path of the laser, for the laser to pass through in one direction; 起偏器,设置在所述隔离器的输出光路上,用于将隔离后的所述激光转换成线偏振光。The polarizer is arranged on the output optical path of the isolator, and is used for converting the isolated laser light into linearly polarized light. 4.根据权利要求3所述的原子钟鉴频信号探测系统,其特征在于,所述第二光学系统包括:4. The atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system according to claim 3, wherein the second optical system comprises: 四分之一波片,设置在所述物理系统7的输出光路上,所述四分之一波片光轴方向与所述起偏器的光轴方向相同,用于将线偏振光变为椭圆偏振光;The quarter-wave plate is arranged on the output optical path of the physical system 7, and the optical axis direction of the quarter-wave plate is the same as the optical axis direction of the polarizer, and is used to convert the linearly polarized light into elliptically polarized light; 光弹调制器,设置在所述四分之一波片输出光路上,所述光弹调制器的光轴方向与所述起偏器的光轴方向夹角为45°,与所述原子钟控制电路系统电连接,用于根据所述驱动电压信号对所述椭圆偏振光进行调制;A photoelastic modulator, arranged on the output optical path of the quarter-wave plate, the included angle between the optical axis direction of the photoelastic modulator and the optical axis direction of the polarizer is 45°, which is controlled by the atomic clock The circuit system is electrically connected for modulating the elliptically polarized light according to the driving voltage signal; 检偏器,设置在所述光弹调制器的输出光路上,所述检偏器的光轴方向与所述起偏器的光轴方向夹角为90°,用于根据调制后的椭圆偏振光确定探测光在垂直方向的分量。The analyzer is arranged on the output optical path of the photoelastic modulator, and the included angle between the optical axis direction of the analyzer and the optical axis direction of the polarizer is 90°, and is used for elliptical polarization after modulation Light determines the vertical component of the probe light. 5.根据权利要求1所述的原子钟鉴频信号探测系统,其特征在于,所述物理系统包括:5. The atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system according to claim 1, wherein the physical system comprises: 磁屏蔽筒、微波腔和铷蒸汽泡,所述铷蒸汽泡设置在所述微波腔内,所述微波腔设置在所述磁屏蔽筒内,所述铷蒸汽泡与所述微波脉冲合成器对应设置。Magnetic shielding cylinder, microwave cavity and rubidium vapor bubble, the rubidium vapor bubble is arranged in the microwave cavity, the microwave cavity is arranged in the magnetic shielding cylinder, and the rubidium vapor bubble corresponds to the microwave pulse synthesizer set up. 6.根据权利要求1所述的原子钟鉴频信号探测系统,其特征在于,所述微波脉冲合成器包括:6. The atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system according to claim 1, wherein the microwave pulse synthesizer comprises: 受控晶振,与所述原子钟控制电路系统电连接,用于根据误差电压信号控制生成10MHz频率信号;a controlled crystal oscillator, electrically connected to the atomic clock control circuit system, and used to control and generate a 10MHz frequency signal according to the error voltage signal; 微波频率发生器,与所述受控晶振电连接,与所述物理系统对应设置,用于利用10MHz频率信号根据频率合成方法产生6.8GHz的双微波脉冲信号,并馈送至所述物理系统。A microwave frequency generator, electrically connected to the controlled crystal oscillator, is arranged corresponding to the physical system, and is used to generate a 6.8GHz dual microwave pulse signal according to a frequency synthesis method using a 10MHz frequency signal, and feed it to the physical system. 7.根据权利要求3所述的原子钟鉴频信号探测系统,其特征在于,所述激光器为半导体激光器。7. The atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system according to claim 3, wherein the laser is a semiconductor laser. 8.根据权利要求2所述的原子钟鉴频信号探测系统,其特征在于,所述探测偏振光的旋转角度的具体公式为:8. atomic clock frequency discrimination signal detection system according to claim 2, is characterized in that, the concrete formula of the rotation angle of described detection polarized light is: θ=V1f/(2I0αm);θ=V 1f /(2I 0 α m ); 其中,θ为探测偏振光的旋转角度,I0为探测光光强,V1f为谐波分量,αm为光弹调制深度。Among them, θ is the rotation angle of the detection polarized light, I 0 is the light intensity of the detection light, V1f is the harmonic component, and α m is the photoelastic modulation depth.
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