OCXO vs Rubidium | Difference between OCXO and Rubidium
This page compares OCXO vs Rubidium oscillator types and mentions difference between OCXO and Rubidium oscillator. OCXO, TCXO and MCXO are quartz oscillators where as rubidium, RbXO and Cesium are Atomic Oscillators.
| Specifications | OCXO | Rubidium |
|---|---|---|
| Oscillator type | It is quartz oscillator. | It is atomic oscillator. |
| Accuracy (per year) | 1 x 10-8 | 5 x 10-10 |
| Aging/year | 6 x 10-9 | 2 x 10-10 |
| Temperature stability ( 0C range ) | 1 x 10-9 (-55 to +85) | 3 x 10-10 (-55 to +68) |
| Stability, σy(τ) | 1 x 10-12 | 3 x 10-11 |
| Size (cm3) | 20 to 200 | 800 |
| Warm-up time (minutes) | 4 (to 1 x 10-8) | 3 (to 5 x 10-10 ) |
| Power (Watt) ( @ lowest temp.) | 0.25 to 4 | 20 |
| Price in $ | 2000 (Low) | 8000 (High) |
| RELATED LINKS (If Any) | OCXO basics and types >> |
OCXO and other Crystal Oscillator types RELATED LINKS
TCXO basics and types
Crystal Oscillator vs MEMS Oscillator
crystal oscillator manufacturers
crystal oscillator vs frequency synthesizer
OCXO vs VCXO vs TCXO vs DCXO
Vectron OCXO
Rakon TCXO
GPS Guided TCXO Oscillator
More RF Links
RF converter design
C band RF Transceiver basics
RF filter design
RF vector Signal generation/analysis
Microstrip line basics
RF and SoC Testing
rf connector
Rectangular Waveguide
RF Terminologies
what is RF
RF circulator basics
What is Difference between
PDH vs SDH SONET versus SDH CAS vs CCS Types of WDM Single vs multimode fiber