Title :
A compact cold-atom frequency standard based on coherent population trapping
Author :
Esnault, Francois-Xavier ; Kitching, J. ; Donley, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Atomic Devices & Instrum. Group, Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We present the status of our cold-atom clock based on coherent population trapping, including the present clock stability and a preliminary evaluation of the three main systematic frequency shifts: the 1st-order Doppler shift, the Zeeman shift, and the light shift.
Keywords :
Doppler shift; Zeeman effect; atomic clocks; frequency standards; Doppler shift; Zeeman shift; clock stability; coherent population trapping; compact cold-atom frequency standard; light shift; systematic frequency shifts; Atomic clocks; Laser stability; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic noise; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic shielding;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium (FCS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1821-2
DOI :
10.1109/FCS.2012.6243673
