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Optical Atomic Clocks: A Revolution in Perfomance

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Author(s)

Leo W. Hollberg

Abstract

Optical atomic clocks using cold atoms, stable lasers and femtosecond laser frequency combs provide high accurace and stability from RF to the ultraviolet. They have unprecedented performance: ultrahigh stability, sub-fs timing jitter, lowe-noise microwaves, and several new uses.
Proceedings Title
Proc. 2005 Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics
Conference Dates
May 22-27, 2005
Pub Type
Conferences

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Citation

Hollberg, L. (2005), Optical Atomic Clocks: A Revolution in Perfomance, Proc. 2005 Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50368 (Accessed October 12, 2025)

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Created May 22, 2005, Updated February 17, 2017
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