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NIST on a Chip: Realizing SI units with microfabricated alkali vapour cells

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John E. Kitching, Elizabeth A. Donley, Svenja A. Knappe, Matthew T. Hummon, Argyrios Dellis, Jeffrey A. Sherman, Kartik A. Srinivasan, Vladimir A. Aksyuk, Qiliang Li, Daron A. Westly, Brian J. Roxworthy, Amit Lal

Abstract

We describe several ways in which microfabricated alkali atom vapour cells might potentially be used to accurately realize a variety of SI units, including the second, the meter, the kelvin, the ampere and the volt, in a compact, low-cost “chip-scale” package. Such instruments may allow inexpensive in-situ calibrations at the user’s location or widespread integration of accurate references into instrumentation and systems.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 8th international Conference on Frequency Standards and Metrology
Conference Dates
October 12-16, 2015
Conference Location
Potsdam
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

Atomic clock, ampere, kelvin, NIST on a Chip, meter, second, volt
Physics

Citation

Kitching, J. , Donley, E. , Knappe, S. , Hummon, M. , Dellis, A. , Sherman, J. , Srinivasan, K. , Aksyuk, V. , Li, Q. , Westly, D. , Roxworthy, B. and Lal, A. (2015), NIST on a Chip: Realizing SI units with microfabricated alkali vapour cells, Proceedings of the 8th international Conference on Frequency Standards and Metrology, Potsdam, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=919803 (Accessed September 19, 2021)

Created October 16, 2015, Updated February 19, 2017