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Roadmap towards the redefinition of the second

January 22, 2024
Author(s)
C Rieck, T Ido, M Wouters, Y Hanado, M Fujieda, PO Hedekvist, PE Pottie, J Bartholomew, J Hanssen, A Malimon, N Ashby, P Defraigne, Elizabeth Donley, I Sesia, H Schnatz, P Dube, N Dimarc, F Levi, H Margolis, S Slyusarev, M Yasuda, S Bize, D Calonico, David B. Newell, JP Uzan, M Gertsvolf, C Oates, E Peik, S Weyers, DH Yu, G Mileti, P Tavella, F Meynadier, G Petit, G Panfilo, F Fang, J Lodewyck
This paper outlines the roadmap towards the redefinition of the second recently updated by the CCTF Task Force created by the CCTF in 2020. The main achievements and the open challenges related to the status of the optical frequency standards, their

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 Resilient Architecture for the Realization and Distribution of Coordinated Universal Time to Critical Infrastructure Systems in the United States: Methodologies and Recommendations from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

November 3, 2021
Author(s)
Jeffrey Sherman, Ladan Arissian, Roger Brown, Matthew J. Deutch, Elizabeth Donley, Vladislav Gerginov, Judah Levine, Glenn Nelson, Andrew Novick, Bijunath Patla, Tom Parker, Benjamin Stuhl, Jian Yao, William Yates, Michael A. Lombardi, Victor Zhang, Douglas Sutton
The Time and Frequency Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce (DOC), was tasked with fulfilling Section 4, Part (i) of the Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Executive

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

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

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

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

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

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

Combined error signal in Ramsey spectroscopy of clock transitions

December 18, 2018
Author(s)
V. I. Yudin, A. V. Taichenachev, M. Y. Basalaev, T. Zanon-Willette, Juniper Wren Y. Pollock, Moshe Shuker, Elizabeth Donley, John Kitching
We have developed a universal method to form the reference signal for the stabilization of arbitrary atomic clocks based on Ramsey spectroscopy that uses an interrogation scheme of the atomic system with two different Ramsey periods and a specially

AC stark shifts of dark resonances probed with Ramsey spectroscopy

November 16, 2018
Author(s)
James Wesley Y. Pollock, V. I. Yudin, Moshe Shuker, M. Y. Basalaev, A. V. Taichenachev, Xiaochi Liu, John E. Kitching, Elizabeth A. Donley
The off-resonant AC Stark shift for coherent population trapping (CPT) resonances probed with Ramsey spectroscopy is investigated experimentally and theoretically. Measurements with laser- cooled 87Rb atoms show excellent quantitative agreement with a

Generalized auto-balanced Ramsey spectroscopy of clock transitions

May 23, 2018
Author(s)
V. I. Yudin, A. V. Taichenachev, M. Y. Basalaev, T. Zanon-Willette, Juniper Wren Y. Pollock, Moshe Shuker, Elizabeth Donley, John Kitching
We develop the theory for generalised auto-balanced Ramsey spectroscopy (GABRS), which allows probe-field-induced shifts in atomic clocks to be eliminated. This universal two-loop method, apart from the clock frequency omega, requires the use of an

Ultra-high contrast coherent population trapping resonances in a cold-atom microwave clock

November 29, 2017
Author(s)
Xiaochi Liu, V. I. Yudin, A. V. Taichenachev, John Kitching, Elizabeth Donley
A cold-atom coherent population trapping clock can achieve a better long-term frequency stability than similar clocks based on vapor cells, since long interrogation periods are possible without introducing systematic frequency shifts from buffer gases

High-Performance Coherent Population Trapping Clock Based on Laser-Cooled Atoms

November 2, 2017
Author(s)
Xiaochi Liu, Eugene Ivanov, V. I. Yudin, John Kitching, Elizabeth Donley
Atomic clocks based on laser-cooled atoms are capable of achieving long interrogation periods and hence narrow resonance linewidths because of the very low atom velocities achievable with laser cooling. The long interrogation periods are achieved without

A Low-Power Reversible Alkali Atom Source

June 13, 2017
Author(s)
Songbai Kang, Russell P. Mott, Kevin A. Gilmore, Logan D. Sorenson, Matthew T. Rahker, Elizabeth A. Donley, John E. Kitching, Christopher S. Roper
An electrically-controllable, solid-state, reversible device for sourcing and sinking alkali vapor is presented. When placed inside an alkali vapor cell, both an increase and decrease of the rubidium vapor density by a factor of two are demonstrated

Trade-offs in Size and Performance for a Point Source Interferometer Gyroscope

March 27, 2017
Author(s)
Gregory W. Hoth, John E. Kitching, Elizabeth A. Donley, Bruno Pelle
Point source interferometry (PSI) is a promising technique that could lead to a compact, high- performance gyroscope based on atom interferometry. We consider the trade-offs in size and performance with PSI. In particular, we discuss the sensitivity and

An optimized microfabricated platform for the optical generation and detection of hyperpolarized 129Xe

March 7, 2017
Author(s)
Daniel Kennedy, Scott J. Seltzer, Ricardo Jimenez Martinez, Hattie L. Ring, Nicolas S. Malecek, Svenja A. Knappe, Elizabeth Donley, John Kitching, Vikram S. Bajaj, Alexander Pines
Low thermal-equilibrium nuclear spin polarizations and the need for sophisticated instrumentation render conventional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging incompatible with small-scale microfluidic devices. Recently a microfabricated device

Analytical Tools for Point Source Interferometry

February 20, 2017
Author(s)
Gregory W. Hoth, John E. Kitching, Elizabeth A. Donley, Bruno M. Pelle
Light pulse atom interferometry can be used to realize high-performance sensors of accelerations and rotations. In order to broaden the range of applications of these sensors, it is desirable to reduce their size and complexity. Point source interferometry

Point source atom interferometry with a cloud of finite size

August 19, 2016
Author(s)
Gregory W. Hoth, Bruno M. Pelle, Stefan Riedl, John E. Kitching, Elizabeth A. Donley
We demonstrate a two axis gyroscope by use of light pulse atom interferometry with an expanding cloud of atoms in the regime where the cloud has expanded by 1.1 to 5 times its initial size during the interrogation. Rotations are measured by analyzing

Low Helium Permeation Cells for Atomic Microsystems Technology

June 15, 2016
Author(s)
Argyrios Dellis, Shah Vishal, Elizabeth A. Donley, Svenja A. Knappe, John E. Kitching
The miniaturization of instruments and sensors based on laser-cooled atoms is hindered by the large pumps needed to maintain the vacuum requirements. A significant source of vacuum contamination is the permeation of gases through the walls of the chamber