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A Compact Cold-Atom Frequency Standard Based on Coherent Population Trapping

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Francois-Xavier R. Esnault, John Kitching, Elizabeth Donley

Abstract

We present the status of our cold-atom clock based on coherent population trapping, including the present clock stability and a preliminary evaluation of the three main systematic frequency shifts: the 1st-order Doppler shift, the Zeeman shift, and the light shift.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium
Conference Dates
May 21-24, 2012
Conference Location
Baltimore, MD, US
Conference Title
2012 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

Atomic Clocks, Coherent Population Trapping
Physics

Citation

Esnault, F. , Kitching, J. and Donley, E. (2012), A Compact Cold-Atom Frequency Standard Based on Coherent Population Trapping, Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, Baltimore, MD, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911637 (Accessed October 24, 2025)

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Created May 23, 2012, Updated October 12, 2021
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