We have measured a figure of merit for a caesiumbeam frequency standard in which optical pumping and optical detection are accomplished by a single semiconductor laser source. The value of this figure of merit is 29, leading to an estimated fractional frequency stability of 2.6 × 10-12 τ-1/2. This result compares very favorably with the frequency stability of the best manufactured caesium-beam frequency standards.
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