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
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