Atomic clocks for geodesy

TE Mehlstäubler, G Grosche, C Lisdat… - Reports on Progress …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We review experimental progress on optical atomic clocks and frequency transfer, and
consider the prospects of using these technologies for geodetic measurements. Today …

Geodesy and metrology with a transportable optical clock

J Grotti, S Koller, S Vogt, S Häfner, U Sterr, C Lisdat… - Nature Physics, 2018 - nature.com
Optical atomic clocks, due to their unprecedented stability,–and uncertainty,,–, are already
being used to test physical theories, and herald a revision of the International System of …

The CIPM list of recommended frequency standard values: guidelines and procedures

F Riehle, P Gill, F Arias, L Robertsson - Metrologia, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
A list of standard reference frequency values (LoF) of quantum transitions from the
microwave to the optical regime has been recommended by the International Committee for …

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 …

Towards the optical second: verifying optical clocks at the SI limit

WF McGrew, X Zhang, H Leopardi, RJ Fasano… - Optica, 2019 - opg.optica.org
The pursuit of ever more precise measures of time and frequency motivates redefinition of
the second in terms of an optical atomic transition. To ensure continuity with the current …

Realization of a timescale with an accurate optical lattice clock

C Grebing, A Al-Masoudi, S Dörscher, S Häfner… - Optica, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Optical clocks are not only powerful tools for prime fundamental research, but are also
deemed for the redefinition of the SI base unit “second,” as they now surpass the …

Optical to microwave clock frequency ratios with a nearly continuous strontium optical lattice clock

J Lodewyck, S Bilicki, E Bookjans, JL Robyr, C Shi… - Metrologia, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Optical lattice clocks are at the forefront of frequency metrology. Both the instability and
systematic uncertainty of these clocks have been reported to be two orders of magnitude …

Long term measurement of the clock frequency at the limit of primary Cs clocks

R Schwarz, S Dörscher, A Al-Masoudi, E Benkler… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
We report on a series of 42 measurements of the transition frequency of the 429 THz (5 s 2)
S 0 1–(5 s 5 p) P 0 3 line in Sr 87 taken over three years from 2017 to 2019. They were …

A strontium optical lattice clock with 1× 10− 17 uncertainty and measurement of its absolute frequency

R Hobson, W Bowden, A Vianello, A Silva… - Metrologia, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a measurement of the absolute frequency of the 5 s 2 1 S 0 to 5s5p 3 P 0
transition in 87 Sr which is a secondary representation of the SI second. We describe the …

Lorentz and tests with clock-comparison experiments

VA Kostelecký, AJ Vargas - Physical Review D, 2018 - APS
Clock-comparison experiments are among the sharpest existing tests of Lorentz symmetry in
matter. We characterize signals in these experiments arising from modifications to electron …