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Matthew Hummon (Fed)

Matt Hummon is a Physicist in the Atomic Devices and Instrumentation group in the Time & Frequency Division at NIST. His current research interests focus on the integration of photonic structures with miniature atomic systems for compact, fieldable quantum devices and sensors.

Awards

Department of Commerce Gold Medal, 2021

Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award, The Optical Society (OSA), 2020

Publications

High-performance, compact optical standard

Author(s)
Zachary Newman, Vincent N. Maurice, Tara Fortier, Connor Fredrick, Scott Diddams, John Kitching, Matthew Hummon
We describe a high-performance, compact optical frequency standard based on a microfabricated Rb vapor cell and a low-noise, external cavity diode laser

Atomic flux circuits

Author(s)
Douglas Bopp, Ellyse Taylor, Khoa Le, Susan Schima, Matthew Hummon, John Kitching
Atomic vapors are a crucial platform for precision metrology but in their simplest implementation, a thermal vapor, the intrinsic optical resonances are
Created October 9, 2019, Updated December 8, 2022