Title :
Optical atomic clocks for a future new definition of the second
Author_Institution :
Phys.-Tech. Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract :
Optical atomic clocks outperform the best caesium atomic clocks which define the second wrt accuracy and stability. As secondary representations of the second they pave the way to a new definition of the time unit.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; optical lattices; caesium atomic clocks; optical atomic clocks; second wrt accuracy; second wrt stability; Atom optics; Atomic clocks; Lattices; Optical fibers; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
