36th Annual Time and Frequency Metrology Seminar
June 7 - 10, 2011
- Agenda -
Day 1 - Tuesday, June 7
- 8:00-8:45 Registration and Check-in: NIST BOULDER LABORATORIES, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO
- 8:45-9:00 Announcements and Introductions -- David Howe
- Time and Frequency Fundamentals-
- 9:00-9:40 Tom O'Brian --(Chapter 1) Assessment of Time, Timekeeping and Time Distribution
- 9:40-10:10 David Howe -- (Chapter 2) Definitions: Frequency, Time, Noise, Stability, Accuracy, Calibration, Traceability, Certification
- 10:10-10:30 Break
- Time Domain Representations of Performance -
- 10:30-12:15 John Vig -- (Chapter 3) Quartz Crystal Resonators and Oscillators
- 12:15-1:15 Lunch
- 1:15-2:30 David Allan -- (Chapter 4) Introduction to Time Domain Measurement Standards
- 2:30-2:50 Break
- 2:50-4:30 Marc Weiss -- (Chapter 5) Time Domain Representations of Oscillator Performance
- 4:30-5:15 Jennifer Taylor -- (Chapter 6) Improved Long-Term Frequency Stability Measurements using Hybrid ThêoH
Day 2 - Wednesday, June 8
-Frequency Domain Representations of Performance -
- 9:15-10:20 David Howe -- (Chapter 7) Frequency Domain Representations of Performance
- 10:20-10:40 Break
- 10:40-11:20 Archita Hati -- (Chapter 8) Techniques of State-of-the-Art PM & AM Noise Measurements
- 11:20-12:00 Sam Stein -- (Chapter 9) Digital Measurements of PM-Noise of Precision Oscillators
- 12:00-1:15 Lunch
- Lab Demonstrations of Measurement Techniques -
- 1:15-2:00 Jeramy Hughes -- (Chapter 10) Optical Cooling and Trapping
- 2:00-2:50 Jim Gray -- (Chapter 11) Measurements in the Time Domain (Allan Deviation Measurements)
- 2:50-3:10 Break
- 3:10-4:00 Craig Nelson -- (Chapter 12) PM & AM Noise Measurements
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4:00-5:00 Hands-on Tests and Noise Measurements
- 6:00 Dinner at Red Lion Restaurant
Day 3 - Thursday, June 9
- 8:00-8:15 Questions and Answers
- Atomic Frequency Standards -
- 8:15-9:00 Tom Parker -- (Chapter 13) Atomic Frequency Standards
- 9:00-9:40 Tom Heavner -- (Chapter 14) Current and Next Generation Cesium Fountains at NIST
- 9:40-10:30 Liz Donley -- (Chapter 15) Chip-Scale Atomic Clocks and Sensors
- 10:30-10:40 Break
- 10:40-11:15 Tara Fortier -- (Chapter 16) Optical Frequency Dividers Using Femtosecond Combs
- 11:15-12:00 Till Rosenband -- (Chapter 17) The Al+ Optical Clocks and Quantum Logic
- 12:00-1:00 Lunch
- Time Transfer and Position/Navigation Techniques -
- 1:00-2:00 Michael Moreau -- (Chapter 18) Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and How They Work
- 2:00-2:30 Victor Zhang -- (Chapter 19) Time and Frequency Transfer using Two-Way and GPS
- 2:30-3:00 Neil Ashby -- (Chapter 20) Geolocation using TDOA and FDOA With Precision Clocks and Oscillators
- 3:00-3:15 Break
- 3:15-4:00 Judah Levine -- (Chapter 21) Network Time Transfer with a Focus on IEEE 1588 Standard
- 4:00-4:30 Archita Hati -- (Chapter 22) PM Noise of Oscillators and Components in the Presence of Vibration
- 4:30-5:00 Craig Nelson -- (Chapter 23) Opto-Electronic Oscillators
- Evening Session of Special Topics -
- 7:00-7:40 Demetrios Matsakis -- (Chapter 24) Pulsars and Astronomical Time
- 7:40-8:20 Mike Lombardi -- (Chapter 25) NIST Remote Calibration Services
- 8:20-9:00 David Howe -- (Chapter 26) Open Forum
Day 4 - Friday, June 10
- Advanced Time & Frequency Applications, Future Trends -
- 8:00-8:30 Nate Newbury -- (Chapter 27) Time Transfer via Optical Fiber
- 8:30-9:20 John Prestage -- (Chapter 28) Applications and Developments of Clocks for Deep-Space
- 9:20-10:20 Clark Nguyen -- (Chapter 29) MEMS for Frequency Control
- 10:20-10:30 Break
- 10:30-11:30 Andrew Ludlow -- (Chapter 30) Optical Lattice Clocks
- 11:30-12:00 Tom O'Brian -- (Chapter 31) Trends in Time Generation and Distribution
- 12:00-12:15 Conclusions and Discussion
- 2:00-4:00 Tours and Talk:
- Andrew Novick -- (Chapter 32) Techniques of Time and Frequency Measurements
- Time Scale
- Josephson Junction Voltage Standard
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