DocumentCode
2671451
Title
Precision metrology and interferometry with ultracold calcium atoms
Author
Curtis, E.A. ; Oates, C.W. ; Hollberg, L.
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
Advances in laser cooling of alkaline earth atoms have reduced trapped atom temperatures from the millikelvin to the microkelvin regime. Using such atoms, our optical atomic clock should have a fractional frequency uncertainty approaching 1 /spl times/ 10/sup -15/. Sub-recoil cooling and two-pulse atom interferometry are also discussed.
Keywords
atomic clocks; calcium; frequency standards; laser cooling; light interferometry; radiation pressure; Ca; alkaline earth atoms; laser cooling; optical atomic clock; precision metrology; subrecoil cooling; trapped atom temperatures; two-pulse atom interferometry; ultracold calcium atoms; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic clocks; Calcium; Cooling; Earth; Metrology; Optical interferometry; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-749-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2003.237987
Filename
1276366
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