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Cancellation of Doppler Shifts in a Cold-Atom CPT Clock

Published

Author(s)

Elizabeth A. Donley, Francois-Xavier R. Esnault, Eric M. Blanshan, John E. Kitching

Abstract

A compact cold-atom clock based on coherent population trapping (CPT) is being developed. Long-term goals for the clock include achieving a fractional frequency accuracy of 1x10-13 in a package of less than 10 cm3 in volume. Here we present an overview of a prototype clock design, and a systematic evaluation of the 1st-order Doppler shift. We also introduce our second-generation physics package.
Proceedings Title
Proceeding of the 2013 Joint UFFC, EFTF and PMF Symposium
Conference Dates
July 21-25, 2013
Conference Location
Prague
Conference Title
2013 Joint UFFC, EFTF and PMF Symposium

Keywords

Atomic Clocks, Coherent Population Trapping, Doppler Shift, Laser Cooling, Ramsey Spectroscopy

Citation

Donley, E. , Esnault, F. , Blanshan, E. and Kitching, J. (2013), Cancellation of Doppler Shifts in a Cold-Atom CPT Clock, Proceeding of the 2013 Joint UFFC, EFTF and PMF Symposium, Prague, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=914284 (Accessed April 19, 2024)
Created July 25, 2013, Updated February 19, 2017