• DocumentCode
    386189
  • Title

    Frequency metrology with optical clocks: comparison of the Ca and Hg+ clock transitions

  • Author

    Oates, C.W. ; Diddams, S.A. ; Biz, S. ; Curtis, E.A. ; Ramond, T.M. ; Bartels, A. ; Bergquist, J.C. ; Hollberg, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    275
  • Abstract
    We present results on optical atomic clocks based on lasers stabilized to optical transitions (in Ca and Hg+) and whose frequencies are phase-coherently divided down to the microwave domain with a spectrally-broadened mode-locked fs-laser.
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; calcium; frequency standards; high-speed optical techniques; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; mercury (metal); spectral line broadening; Ca; Ca clock transitions; Hg+; Hg+ clock transitions; frequency metrology; laser frequency stability; microwave domain; optical atomic clocks; optical clocks; optical transitions; phase-coherently divided; spectrally-broadened mode-locked fs-laser; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic clocks; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Masers; Mercury (metals); Metrology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7500-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2002.1134034
  • Filename
    1134034
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=386189