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A chip-scale atomic beam clock

June 13, 2023
Author(s)
Gabriela Martinez, Chao Li, Alexander Staron, John Kitching, Chandra Raman, William McGehee
We demonstrate a passively pumped, chip-scale atomic beam clock fabricated using a stack of silicon and glass wafers. The device could additionally serve as a platform for compact atom interferometers and other future quantum sensors.

Inhomogenous Light Shifts of Coherent Population Trapping Resonances

April 13, 2022
Author(s)
Juniper Pollock, Valera Yudin, Alexey Taichenachev, Maxim Basalaev, D Kovalenko, Azure Hansen, John Kitching, William McGehee
Coherent population trapping (CPT) in atomic vapors using all-optical interrogation has enabled the miniaturization of microwave atomic clocks. Light shifts induced by the CPT driving elds can impact the spectral pro le of CPT resonances and are a common

Point-source atom interferometer gyroscope

December 1, 2021
Author(s)
Azure Hansen, Yun-Jhih Chen, John Kitching, Elizabeth Donley
Point-source atom interferometry (PSI) with cold atoms in a centimeter-scale vacuum cell has applications in inertial navigation. PSI uses light pulses in a Raman configuration to interfere atomic wavepackets in an expanding cloud of laser-cooled atoms

A simple imaging solution for chip-scale laser cooling

November 1, 2021
Author(s)
John Kitching, Gabriela Martinez, A, Gregazzi, Paul Griffin, Aidan Arnold, D. P. Burt, Rodolphe Bouldot, Erling Riis, James McGilligan
We demonstrate a simple stacked scheme that enables absorption imaging through a hole in the surface of a grating magneto-optical trap (GMOT) chip, placed immediately below a micro-fabricated vacuum cell. The imaging scheme is capable of overcoming the

High-performance, compact optical standard

September 15, 2021
Author(s)
Zachary Newman, Vincent N. Maurice, Tara Fortier, Connor Fredrick, Scott Diddams, John Kitching, Matthew Hummon
We describe a high-performance, compact optical frequency standard based on a microfabricated Rb vapor cell and a low-noise, external cavity diode laser operating on the Rb two-photon transition at 778 nm. The optical standard achieves an instability of 1

Wafer-Level Fabrication of Alkali Vapor Cells Using In-Situ Atomic Deposition

December 14, 2020
Author(s)
Douglas Bopp, Vincent N. Maurice, John Kitching
We demonstrate a new technique for filling microfabricated silicon and glass cavities with alkali vapors at the wafer-scale. A single etched silicon wafer contains an array of cavities containing alkali precursor materials offset laterally from the cell

Enhanced observation time of magneto-optical traps using micro-machined non-evaporable getter pumps

October 6, 2020
Author(s)
Rodolphe Boudot, James P. McGilligan, Kaitlin R. Moore, Vincent N. Maurice, Gabriela Martinez, Azure L. Hansen, E. de Clercq, Elizabeth Donley, John Kitching
We show that micro-machined non-evaporable getter pumps (NEGs) can extend the time over which laser cooled atoms can be produced in a magneto-optical trap (MOT), in the absence of other vacuum pumping mechanisms. In a first study, we incorporate a silicon

Protocol for Light-Shift Compensation in a Continuous-Wave Microcell Atomic Clock

September 8, 2020
Author(s)
Moustafa A. Hafiz, Remy Vicarini, Nicolas Passilly, Claudio Calosso, Vincent N. Maurice, Juniper Pollock, V Yudin, John Kitching, Rodolphe Boudot
Light shifts are known to be an important limitation to the mid- and long-term fractional frequency stability of different types of atomic clocks. In this article, we demonstrate the experimental implementation of an anti-light-shift interrogation protocol

A miniaturized optical frequency standard for next generation portable optical clocks

August 7, 2020
Author(s)
Vincent N. Maurice, Zachary Newman, Susannah Dickerson, Morgan Rivers, Mark Mescher, John LeBlanc, John Kitching, Matthew Hummon, Cort Johnson
This paper describes the development and measurement of a miniaturized optical frequency standard based on the rubidium two-photon transition at 778 nm. The optical standard has been implemented on a micro-optics breadboard and operates on

General Methods for Suppressing the Light Shift in Atomic Clocks Using Power Modulation

August 3, 2020
Author(s)
V Yudin, M. Y. Basalaev, A. V. Taichenachev, Juniper Pollock, Zachary Newman, Moshe Shuker, Azure L. Hansen, Matthew Hummon, Elizabeth Donley, John Kitching
We show that the light shift in atomic clocks can be suppressed using time variation of the interrogation field intensity. By measuring the clock output at two intensity levels, error signals can be generated that simultaneously stabilize a local

Laser-cooling in a chip-scale platform

August 3, 2020
Author(s)
James P. McGilligan, Kaitlin R. Moore, Argyrios Dellis, Gabriela Martinez, E. de Clercq, Paul Griffin, A S. Arnold, E Riis, Rodolphe Boudot, John Kitching
Chip-scale atomic devices built around micro-fabricated alkali vapor cells are at the forefront of compact metrology and atomic sensors. We demonstrate a micro-fabricated vapor cell that is actively pumped to ultra-high-vacuum (UHV) to achieve laser

Dynamic characterization of an alkali-ion-battery as a source for laser-cooled atoms

April 14, 2020
Author(s)
James P. McGilligan, Kaitlin R. Moore, Songbai Kang, R. Mott, A. Mis, C. Roper, Elizabeth Donley, John Kitching
We investigate a solid-state, reversible, alkali-ion-battery (AIB) capable of regulating the density of alkali atoms in a vacuum system used for the production of laser-cooled atoms. The cold-atom sample can be used with in-vacuum chronoamperometry as a

A chip-scale optical frequency reference for the telecommunication band based on acetylene

March 16, 2020
Author(s)
Roy Zektzer, Matthew T. Hummon, Liron Stern, Yefim Barash, Noa Mazurski, John Kitching, Levy Uriel
Lasers precisely stabilized to known transitions between energy levels in simple, well-isolated quantum systems such as atoms and molecules are highly desired for myriad of applications ranging from precise measurements to optical communications. The

Atomic flux circuits

February 23, 2020
Author(s)
Douglas Bopp, Ellyse Taylor, Khoa Le, Susan Schima, Matthew Hummon, John Kitching
Atomic vapors are a crucial platform for precision metrology but in their simplest implementation, a thermal vapor, the intrinsic optical resonances are broadened due to the random and isotropic thermal motion of the atoms. By structuring the container of

Ultranarrow linewidth photonic-atomic laser

January 8, 2020
Author(s)
Wei Zhang, Liron Stern, David R. Carlson, Douglas G. Bopp, Zachary L. Newman, Songbai Kang, John Kitching, Scott Papp
Lasers with high spectral purity can enable a diverse application space, including precision spectroscopy, coherent high-speed communications, physical sensing, and manipulation of quantum systems. Already, meticulous design and construction of bench Fabry

Light-Shift Suppression with Novel Variants of Adaptive Ramsey Spectroscopy

October 3, 2019
Author(s)
Moshe Shuker, Juniper Pollock, John Kitching, Elizabeth Donley, Rodolphe Boudot, V. I. Yudin, A. V. Taichenachev
We present a brief review of the rapidly growing field of autobalanced Ramsey spectroscopy followed by a detailed discussion and review of two novel techniques that were developed and tested in our laboratory: displaced frequency-jump Ramsey spectroscopy

Pumping and decay rates of cold atoms dark states

September 9, 2019
Author(s)
Moshe Shuker, Juniper Pollock, V. I. Yudin, John Kitching, Elizabeth Donley
Coherent dark states in atoms, created by simultaneous interaction of two coherent light fields with an atom, are of prime importance in quantum state manipulation. They are used extensively in quantum sensing and quantum information applications to build

Developing Next-generation Brain Sensing Technologies - A Review

July 22, 2019
Author(s)
Jacob T. Robinson, Eric Pohlmeyer, Malte C. Gather, Caleb Kemere, John Kitching, George G. Malliaras, Adam Marblestone, Kenneth L. Shepard, Thomas Stieglitz, Chong Xie
Advances in sensing technology raise the possibility of creating neural interfaces that can more effectively restore or repair neural function and reveal fundamental properties of neural information processing. To realize the potential of these

A Cold-Atom Beam Clock, based on Coherent Population Trapping

July 17, 2019
Author(s)
John D. Elgin, Thomas P. Heavner, John E. Kitching, Elizabeth A. Donley, Jayson Denney, Evan Salim
We present results from a novel atomic clock which employs a beam of cold 87 Rb atoms and spatially separated (Ramsey) coherent population trapping interrogation of the hyperfine clock transition at 6.834 GHz. The cold atomic beam is generated through the

Single-Source Multiaxis Cold-Atom Interferometer in a Centimeter-Scale Cell

July 11, 2019
Author(s)
Yun Jhih Chen, Azure L. Hansen, Gregory W. Hoth, Eugene Ivanov, John E. Kitching, Elizabeth A. Donley
Using the technique of point source atom interferometry, we characterize the sensitivity of a multi-axis gyroscope based on free-space Raman interrogation of a single source of cold atoms in a glass vacuum cell. The instrument simultaneously measures the

Magneto-optic trap using a reversible, solid-state alkali-metal source

June 6, 2019
Author(s)
Songbai Kang, Kaitlin R. Moore, James P. McGilligan, R. Mott, A. Mis, C. Roper, Elizabeth A. Donley, John E. Kitching
Fast, reversible, and low-power alkali-atom sources are desirable in both tabletop and portable cold-atom sensors. Here we demonstrate a magneto-optic trap (MOT) formed in conjunction with a reversible solid state Rb reservoir in a vapor cell. The results

Architecture for the photonic integration of an optical atomic clock

May 20, 2019
Author(s)
Zachary L. Newman, Vincent N. Maurice, Tara E. Drake, Jordan R. Stone, Travis Briles, Daryl T. Spencer II, Connor D. Fredrick, Qing Li, Daron A. Westly, Bojan R. Ilic, B. Shen, M.-G Suh, K. Y. Yang, C Johnson, D.M. S. Johnson, Leo Hollberg, K. Vahala, Kartik A. Srinivasan, Scott A. Diddams, John E. Kitching, Scott B. Papp, Matthew T. Hummon
Optical atomic clocks, which rely on high-frequency, narrow-line optical transitions to stabilize a clock laser, outperform their microwave counterparts by several orders of magnitude due to their inherently large quality factors. Optical clocks based on

Reduction of light shifts in Ramsey spectroscopy with a combined error signal

April 11, 2019
Author(s)
Moshe Shuker, Juniper Wren Y. Pollock, Rodolphe Boudot, V. I. Yudin, A. V. Taichenachev, John E. Kitching, Elizabeth A. Donley
Light-induced frequency shifts can be a key limiting contribution to the mid and long-term frequency stability in atomic clocks. In this letter, we demonstrate the experimental implementation of the combined error signal (CES) interrogation protocol to a

Ramsey Spectroscopy with Displaced Frequency Jumps

March 19, 2019
Author(s)
Moshe Shuker, Juniper Wren Y. Pollock, Rodolphe Boudot, V. I. Yudin, A. V. Taichenachev, John E. Kitching, Elizabeth A. Donley
Sophisticated Ramsey-based interrogation protocols using composite laser pulse sequences have been recently proposed to provide in next-generation high-precision atomic clocks a near perfect elimination of frequency shifts induced during the atom-probing