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Making optical atomic clocks more stable with 10 -16 level laser stabilization

January 23, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew D. Ludlow, Yanyi Jiang, Nathan D. Lemke, Richard W. Fox, Jeffrey A. Sherman, Long-Sheng Ma, Christopher W. Oates

The superb precision of an atomic clock is derived from its stability. Atomic clocks based on optical (rather than microwave) frequencies are attractive because of their potential for high stability, which scales with operational frequency. Nevertheless