• DocumentCode
    564418
  • Title

    A compact high stability optical clock based on laser-cooled Ca

  • Author

    Oates, C.W. ; Le Coq, Y. ; Wilpers, G. ; Hollberg, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    27-30 March 2006
  • Firstpage
    346
  • Lastpage
    349
  • Abstract
    We report new measurements and modifications for a simple, compact, Ca atomic clock at 657 nm. External measurements were made against an independent Yb lattice optical clock via a fs-laser frequency comb. These results lead to upper limits for the Ca clock instability that are competitive on short time scales with the best existing atomic standards.
  • Keywords
    atom-photon collisions; atomic clocks; calcium; frequency standards; high-speed optical techniques; laser cooling; laser frequency stability; optical lattices; Ca; atomic clock; atomic standards; clock instability; compact high stability optical clock; fs-laser frequency comb; laser-cooled Ca; lattice optical clock; wavelength 657 nm; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic clocks; Atomic measurements; Frequency measurement; Measurement by laser beam;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), 2006 20th European
  • Conference_Location
    Braunschweig
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2642-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6231002