Optical atomic clocks
Abstract
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 based on trapped single ions and many neutral atoms is provided. Important technical ingredients for optical clocks are discussed and measurement precision and systematic uncertainty associated with some of the best clocks to date are presented. An outlook on the exciting prospect for clock applications is given in conclusion.
- Publication:
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Reviews of Modern Physics
- Pub Date:
- April 2015
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1407.3493
- Bibcode:
- 2015RvMP...87..637L
- Keywords:
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- 32.30.-r;
- 06.30.Ft;
- 37.10.Jk;
- 37.10.Ty;
- Atomic spectra;
- Time and frequency;
- Atoms in optical lattices;
- Ion trapping;
- Physics - Atomic Physics
- E-Print:
- 86 pages, 19 figures