• DocumentCode
    421800
  • Title

    Modulation-dependent frequency shifts in CPT-based atomic clocks

  • Author

    Novikova, I. ; Phillips, D.F. ; Waiig, C. ; Walsworth, R.L. ; Crescimanno, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophys., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    When frequency modulation is used to detect coherent population trapping resonances, shifts proportional to the modulation parameters and the laser detuning from the excited state are observed. These shifts limit the stability of CPT-based atomic clocks.
  • Keywords
    atom-photon collisions; atomic clocks; electro-optical modulation; frequency modulation; hyperfine structure; phase modulation; radiation pressure; resonant states; spectral line shift; CPT resonances; atomic clocks; clock stability; coherent population trapping; electrooptical modulator; excited state; frequency modulation; hyperfine splitting; laser detuning; modulation-dependent frequency shifts; phase modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361245