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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshiyuki Maki, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 1/06 (2006.01); H03B 17/00 (2006.01); H03L 7/26 (2006.01); G04F 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/26 (2013.01); G04F 5/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A frequency signal generation device includes a substrate, a light source that is disposed on a surface of the substrate, and an atom cell that is disposed on the surface of the substrate. The atom cell contains gaseous alkali metal atoms and includes a first portion through which light emitted from the light source passes, a second portion housing a liquid alkali metal atom, and a third portion which connects the first portion to the second portion. A marker is provided that indicates a direction in which the liquid alkali metal atoms move to the third portion by gravity when the surface is vertically oriented.