LOCALLY BOUNDED HOLOMORPHIC FUNCTIONS AND THE MIXED HARTOGS THEOREM

The passive frequency standard of this invention comprises a cell (42) containing Rb87 and a source of predetermined spectral component which, by optical pumping, empties the level F=1, mF=0 and populates the level F=2, mF=0. This source comprises a lamp (40) and an isotopic filter constituted by Rb 85 contained in the cell (42). A helicoidal resonator (44) is tuned to the transition frequency between level F=2, mF=0 and level F=1, mF=0. It receives an excitation signal for stimulating such transition from an oscillator via a connector (64). The frequency of the oscillator is slaved to the transition frequency by slave means comprising a photoelectric cell (46) which receives the light from the lamp (40) through the cell (42).