• DocumentCode
    2883852
  • Title

    Optical lattice clock: Towards frequency measurement at 10−18 level

  • Author

    Katori, Hidetoshi

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We discuss a concept and a projected performance of an ldquooptical lattice clockrdquo as a next generation time and frequency standard. Recent measurements of the clock spectrum as well as its absolute frequency will be presented.
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; frequency standards; optical lattices; clock spectrum; frequency measurement; frequency standard; optical lattice clock; time standard; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Charge carrier processes; Clocks; Electron traps; Frequency measurement; Laser transitions; Lattices; Stability; (020.6580) Atomic and molecular physics; (300.6320) Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628996
  • Filename
    4628996