Miniature Sapphire Acoustic Resonator — MSAR

TBMG-8998

01/01/2011

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A room temperature sapphire acoustics resonator incorporated into an oscillator represents a possible opportunity to improve on quartz ultrastable oscillator (USO) performance, which has been a staple for NASA missions since the inception of spaceflight. Where quartz technology is very mature and shows a performance improvement of perhaps 1 dB/decade, these sapphire acoustic resonators when integrated with matured quartz electronics could achieve a frequency stability improvement of 10 dB or more. As quartz oscillators are an essential element of nearly all types of frequency standards and reference systems, the success of MSAR would advance the development of frequency standards and systems for both ground-based and flight-based projects.

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"Miniature Sapphire Acoustic Resonator — MSAR," Mobility Engineering, January 1, 2011.
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Jan 1, 2011
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TBMG-8998
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English