The invention discloses a method and device for achieving a Ramsey-CPT
atomic clock through
microwave frequency switching. The method for achieving the Ramsey-CPT
atomic clock through
microwave frequency switching comprises the steps that (A) currents and microwaves are coupled to a
laser tube so that the
laser tube can output multi-color coherent
laser light; (B) the frequency distribution of the multi-color coherent
laser light is changed by periodical
microwave frequency switching, an atom in the CPT state is prepared when the frequency distribution meets the requirements of CPT
resonance, no action exists between the
laser light and the atom under the detuning condition, and Ramsey-CPT interference is conducted by the existing CPT atom and a laser field when
resonance occurs again; (C) the Ramsey-CPT
atomic clock is achieved by using Ramsey-CPT interference fringes as
microwave frequency discrimination signals. According to the method and device for achieving the Ramsey-CPT atomic
clock through
microwave frequency switching, due to the facts that the frequency of microwaves of an input laser device is changed periodically and the power is kept constant, the problem that according to a periodical microwave on-off scheme, due to the fact that the power of the input laser device can be changed suddenly, the frequency of output
laser light fluctuates is solved. As a result, the obtained atomic
clock has more excellent performance. By the adoption of the method and device for achieving the Ramsey-CPT atomic
clock through
microwave frequency switching, small and minitype atom clocks can be achieved.