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Differential Light Shift Cancellation in a B-Field Insensitive Transition of 87Rb

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Radu S. Chicireanu, Karl D. Nelson, Steven M. Olmschenk, Nathan Lundblad, A. Derevianko, James V. Porto

Abstract

We demonstrate substantial cancellation of the differential light shift of a magnetic-field-insensitive microwave hyperfine (clock) transition in 87Rb atoms trapped in an optical lattice. Up to 95.5% of the differential light shift is cancelled while maintaining magnetic-field insensitivity. Our technique should have applications in quantum information and frequency metrology.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
106
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

87Rb hyperfine transitions, differential lightshift cancellation, frequency metrology, hyperfine clock transitions, quantum information, scalar and vector light shifts
Spectroscopy

Citation

Chicireanu, R. , Nelson, K. , Olmschenk, S. , Lundblad, N. , Derevianko, A. and Porto, J. (2011), Differential Light Shift Cancellation in a B-Field Insensitive Transition of 87Rb, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=906828 (Accessed October 2, 2025)

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Created February 11, 2011, Updated February 19, 2017
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