[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3818]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Jointly Owned Invention Available for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Jointly Owned Invention Available for Licensing.

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SUMMARY: The invention listed below is owned in part by the U.S. 
Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce, and JILA/
University of Colorado. The Department of Commerce's interest in the 
invention is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 
and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results 
of federally funded research and development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on 
the invention may be obtained by writing to: National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Technology Partnerships Division, Attn: Mary 
Clague, Building 820, Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Information is 
also available via telephone: 301-975-4188, e-mail: [email protected], 
or fax: 301-869-2751. Any request for information should include the 
NIST Docket number and title for the invention as indicated below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may enter into a Cooperative Research 
and Development Agreement (``CRADA'') with the licensee to perform 
further research on the invention for purposes of commercialization. 
The invention available for licensing is:

[Docket No.: 01-021US ]

    Title: Method Of Minimizing The Short-Term Frequency Instability Of 
Laser-Pumped Atomic Clocks
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method of optimizing the 
performance of laser-pumped atomic frequency references with respect to 
the laser detuning and other operating parameters. The invention 
establishes that the frequency reference short-term instability will be 
minimized when (a) the laser frequency is tuned nominally a few tens of 
MHz away from the center of the atomic absorption line; and (b) the 
external oscillator lock modulation frequency is set either far below 
or far above the inverse of the optical pumping time of the atoms. The 
exact parameters for the optimization depend on the particular 
experimental situation and can be roughly calculated using a theory 
developed to simulate the clock performance.

    Dated: February 10, 2003.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 03-3818 Filed 2-14-03; 8:45 am]
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