Optical atomic clocks

AD Ludlow, MM Boyd, J Ye, E Peik, PO Schmidt - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2015 - APS
Optical atomic clocks represent the state of the art in the frontier of modern measurement
science. In this article a detailed review on the development of optical atomic clocks that are …

Optical frequency standards for time and length applications

FL Hong - Measurement Science and Technology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The last decade has witnessed tremendous progress in research on optical frequency
metrology. Optical frequency standards using optical lattice and single-ion trap technologies …

Frequency ratio of Yb and Sr clocks with 5× 10− 17 uncertainty at 150 seconds averaging time

N Nemitz, T Ohkubo, M Takamoto, I Ushijima, M Das… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Transition frequencies of atoms and ions are among the most accurately accessible
quantities in nature, playing important roles in pushing the frontiers of science by testing …

Creating and probing the Sachdev–Ye–Kitaev model with ultracold gases: Towards experimental studies of quantum gravity

I Danshita, M Hanada, M Tezuka - Progress of Theoretical and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
We suggest that the holographic principle, combined with recent technological advances in
atomic, molecular, and optical physics, can lead to experimental studies of quantum gravity …

Frequency Ratio of and Optical Lattice Clocks beyond the SI Limit

K Yamanaka, N Ohmae, I Ushijima, M Takamoto… - Physical review …, 2015 - APS
We report on a frequency ratio measurement of a Hg 199-based optical lattice clock
referencing a Sr 87-based clock. Evaluations of lattice light shift, including atomic-motion …

Spectral purity transfer between optical wavelengths at the 10−18 level

D Nicolodi, B Argence, W Zhang, R Le Targat… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Ultrastable lasers and optical frequency combs have been the enabling technologies for the
tremendous progress made in precise optical spectroscopy over the last ten years …

Frequency ratios of Sr, Yb, and Hg based optical lattice clocks and their applications

M Takamoto, I Ushijima, M Das… - Comptes …, 2015 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
490 M. Takamoto et al./CR Physique 16 (2015) 489–498 phase. Nous commençons par une
revue des horloges optiques à Sr cryogéniques qui réduisent le décalage de fréquence dû …

Demonstration of the nearly continuous operation of an 171Yb optical lattice clock for half a year

T Kobayashi, D Akamatsu, K Hosaka, Y Hisai… - Metrologia, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Optical lattice clocks surpass primary Cs microwave clocks in frequency stability and
accuracy, and are promising candidates for a redefinition of the second in the International …

Spectroscopy and frequency measurement of the 87Sr clock transition by laser linewidth transfer using an optical frequency comb

D Akamatsu, H Inaba, K Hosaka, M Yasuda… - Applied Physics …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We performed spectroscopic observations of the 698-nm clock transition in 87 Sr confined in
an optical lattice using a laser linewidth transfer technique. A narrow-linewidth laser …

Frequency ratio measurement of 171Yb and 87Sr optical lattice clocks

D Akamatsu, M Yasuda, H Inaba, K Hosaka… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
The frequency ratio of the^ 1S_0 (F= 1/2)-^ 3P_0 (F= 1/2) clock transition in^ 171Yb and the^
1S_0 (F= 9/2)-^ 3P_0 (F= 9/2) clock transition in^ 87Sr is measured by an optical-optical …