Development of the Chip-Scale Atomic Clock

When:
November 13, 2014 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm America/New York Timezone
2014-11-13T18:30:00-05:00
2014-11-13T20:00:00-05:00
Where:
MIT Lincoln Labs
244 Wood Street
Lexington, MA 02421
USA
Cost:
Free

 

Abstract: Chip-Scale Atomic Clocks (CSAC) combine Micro Electro-mechanical Systems (MEMS) with modern photonics and atomic physics to enable atomic-quality timing accuracy in portable battery-powered systems. Since becoming widely commercially available in 2011, CSAC has enabled new applications and architectures for communications and navigation systems, remote sensing, and test and measurement. This presentation will cover the engineering design and development of the CSAC, with particular emphasis on the engineering trade space and decisions that led to the current state-of-the-art devices.

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Robert Lutwak
DARPA

Biography: Dr. Robert Lutwak is a Program Manager in the Microsystems Technology Office of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA/MTO), where he manages programs in photonics, atomic physics, and MEMS, with particular emphasis on applications in Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). Prior to joining DARPA in 2013, Dr. Lutwak served as Chief Scientist at Symmetricom Corporation, where he led the CSAC Research and Development team from 2000 through 2011. Dr. Lutwak received his B.S. in Physics from Miami University in 1988 and his Ph.D. in Atomic and Optical Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1997. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and has served on the Technical Program Committee for the IEEE Frequency Control Symposium since 1999.

This meeting begins at 6:30 PM Thursday, November 13th, 2014 and will be located in the cafeteria at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, MA 02420. The meeting is free and open to the public. All are welcome. Prior to the seminar there will be social time and networking from 6:30 – 7:00PM in the MIT Lincoln Laboratory cafeteria, the seminar will begin at 7:00PM. For more information contact David Scherer, Boston IEEE Photonics Society Chapter chair at david.scherer@microsemi.com, or visit the Boston IEEE Photonics Society website at www.bostonphotonics.org.

Directions to Lincoln Laboratory: (from interstate I-95/Route 128)

From Exit 31B
Take Exit 31B onto Routes 4/225 towards Bedford – Stay in right lane
Use Right Turning Lane (0.3 mile from exit) to access Hartwell Ave. at 1st Traffic Light.
Follow Hartwell Ave. to Wood St. (~1.3 miles).
Turn Left on to Wood Street and Drive for 0.3 of a mile.
Turn Right into MIT Lincoln Lab at the Wood Street Gate
Have a valid driver’s license to present to security.

From Exit 30B
Take Exit 30B on to Route 2A – Stay in right lane
Turn Right on to Mass. Ave (~ 0.4 miles – opposite Minuteman Tech.).
Follow Mass. Ave for ~ 0.4 miles.
Turn Left on to Wood Street and Drive for 1.0 mile.
Turn Left into MIT Lincoln Lab at the Wood Street Gate
Have a valid driver’s license to present to security.

All attendees must present a valid driver’s license to MIT Lincoln Laboratory security. To get to the Cafeteria, proceed toward the Main Entrance of Lincoln Laboratory. Before entering the building, proceed down the stairs located to the left of the Main Entrance. Turn right at the bottom of the stairs and enter the building through the Cafeteria entrance. The Cafeteria is located directly ahead.