Title :
Optical clocks with cold atoms
Author :
Hollberg, Leo ; Oates, Chris ; Diddams, Scott ; Wilpers, Guido ; Curtis, Anne ; Bartels, Albrecht ; Hoyt, Chad ; Ramond, Tanya
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses an optical atomic clock that uses a narrow atomic resonance to control the frequency of a spectrally narrow laser source. The atomically controlled frequency of the laser gives the clock oscillation frequency as an optical output and provides the stable reference for frequency and timing.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; frequency standards; laser cooling; Optical clocks; atomically controlled frequency; clock oscillation frequency; cold atoms; narrow atomic resonance; spectrally narrow laser source; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Clocks; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical recording; Optical resonators; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251572
