Progress of Novel Atomic Clocks

ZHANG Shou-gang

(National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Science, Xi’an 710600, China) 

Abstract: According to the construction and development of the Compass navigation satellite system, the research situation and developing trend of some novel atomic clocks are introduced. Some discussable opinions on developing the atomic clocks in China are briefly given.

Key words: satellite navigation; atomic clock; time and frequency transmission