• DocumentCode
    3446553
  • Title

    Comparison of Two Single-Ion Optical Frequency Standards at the 1·10-15 Level

  • Author

    Tamm, Chr ; Schneider, T. ; Peik, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys.-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    June 27 2004-July 2 2004
  • Firstpage
    281
  • Lastpage
    282
  • Abstract
    Two optical frequency standards based on the 688 THz (436 nm) transition of trapped 171 Yb+ are compared in order to investigate their instability and systematic offsets. Initial experiments demonstrate a relative Allan standard deviation of sigma y(1000s) sime 1middot10-15 and a mean frequency difference of 0.2 Hz at an averaging time of 7000 s
  • Keywords
    frequency standards; measurement standards; optical variables measurement; particle traps; spectroscopy; 436 nm; 688 THz; 7000 s; Allan standard deviation; instability; single-ion optical frequency standards; systematic offsets; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Charge carrier processes; Cooling; Frequency; Laser transitions; Optical harmonic generation; Optical scattering; Particle beam optics; Probes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2004 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8493-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-8494-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2004.305573
  • Filename
    4097228