Title :
The materialization of the Metre at BNM-INM, the French National Institute for wavelength metrology
Author :
Juncar, Patrick ; Himbert, M.E. ; Elandaloussi, H. ; Fang, Haiyang ; Faroult, M. ; Fretel, E. ; Guellati, Souad ; Khelifa, N.
Author_Institution :
Conservatoire Nat. des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France
Abstract :
The paper summarizes the activities and the research projects in progress in the laser, wavelength and length group of BNM-INM, one of the French National Laboratories for Primary Metrology. They range from the search for new optical clocks to the transfer of air-wavelength references to calibration centers.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; calibration; length measurement; measurement standards; BNM-INM; French National Institute; Metre; air-wavelength reference; calibration; optical clock; wavelength metrology; Atomic beams; Clocks; Frequency; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Metrology; Optical interferometry; Optical saturation; Pulse measurements; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Braunschweig, Germany
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3376-4
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1996.546640
