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The preparation of large, low-entropy, highly coherent ensembles of identical quantum systems is foundational for many studies in quantum metrology, simulation, and information. Here, we realize these features by leveraging the favorable…

Single-photon sources with near-unity efficiency and indistinguishability play a major role in the development of quantum technologies. However, on-demand excitation of the emitter imposes substantial limitations to the source performance.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-30 Luca Vannucci , Niels Gregersen

We have employed equation-of-motion coupled-cluster (EOM-CC) method in the four-component relativistic theory framework to understand roles of electron correlation effects in the $\textit{ab initio}$ estimations of electric dipole…

The systematic shifts of the transition frequencies in the molecular hydrogen ions are of relevance to ultra-high-resolution radio-frequency, microwave and optical spectroscopy of these systems, performed in ion traps. We develop the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Dimitar Bakalov , Stephan Schiller

An ultra-stable optical clock based on coherent population trapping effect of alkaline-earth ions, such as Ca$^+$, Sr$^+$, Ba$^+$, is analyzed here. The proposed transitions use the odd isotopes, so that the frequency shift is insensitive…

Optics · Physics 2009-04-03 Z. H. Lu , L. J. Wang

We find that two-color fields can induce field-free permanent dipoles in initially isotropic samples of chiral molecules via resonant electronic excitation in a one-$3\omega$-photon vs. three-$\omega$-photons scheme. These permanent dipoles…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-08-04 Andres F. Ordonez , Olga Smirnova

We present a novel method for engineering an optical clock transition that is robust against external field fluctuations and is able to overcome limits resulting from field inhomogeneities. The technique is based on the application of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-12-03 Nati Aharon , Nicolas Spethmann , Ian D. Leroux , Piet O. Schmidt , Alex Retzker

Multi-ion optical clocks offer the possibility of overcoming the low signal-to-noise ratio of single-ion clocks, while still providing low systematic uncertainties. We present simultaneous spectroscopy of up to four ${}^{115}$In${}^+$ clock…

The optical atomic clock based on the $5S_{1/2} \rightarrow 5D_{5/2}$ two-photon transition in rubidium is a candidate for a next generation, manufacturable, portable clock that fits in a small size, weight, and power (SWaP) envelope. Here,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-10-13 River Beard , Kyle W. Martin , John D. Elgin , Brian L. Kasch , Sean P. Krzyzewski

Optical lattice clocks are the prospective devices that can probe many subtle physics including temporal variation of the fine structure constant ($\alpha_e$). These studies necessitate high-precision measurements of atomic clock frequency…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-09-28 Zhi-Ming Tang , Yan-mei Yu , B. K. Sahoo , Chen-Zhong Dong , Yang Yang , Yaming Zou

We present a compact, long-term nearly continuous operation of a room-temperature Ca$^+$ optical clock setup towards a transportable clock, achieving an overall systematic uncertainty of $4.8\times 10^{-18}$ and an uptime rate of 97.8% over…

We develop the method of Ramsey spectroscopy with the use of an additional field compensating the frequency shifts of clock optical transitions. This method in combination with the method of magnetically induced excitation of strongly…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2008-10-22 A. V. Taichenachev , V. I. Yudin , C. W. Oates , Z. W. Barber , L. Hollberg

Atomic clocks are typically operated by locking a local oscillator (LO) to a single atomic ensemble. In this article we propose a scheme where the LO is locked to several atomic ensembles instead of one. This results in an exponential…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-10-10 Johannes Borregaard , Anders S. Sørensen

We present an experimental study of the lattice induced light shifts on the 1S_0-3P_0 optical clock transition (v_clock~518 THz) in neutral ytterbium. The ``magic'' frequency, v_magic, for the 174Yb isotope was determined to be 394 799…

We demonstrated a compact 780 nm rubidium optical clock, which includes an optical frequency standard and an optical frequency comb, with an optical volume of 11.6 liters. Unlike the 778 nm rubidium atomic clocks based on two-photon…

Due to the low sensitivity of the thulium optical clock to black-body radiation and good accuracy and stability estimations, it appears to be one of the most promising transportable optical clocks. One of the leading systematic effects for…

We propose a new frequency standard based on a $4f^{14} 6s6p~ ^3\!P_0 - 4f^{13} 6s^2 5d ~(J=2)$ transition in neutral Yb. This transition has a potential for high stability and accuracy and the advantage of the highest sensitivity among…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-05-02 M. S. Safronova , S. G. Porsev , Christian Sanner , Jun Ye

We report the first operation of a Ra$^{+}$ optical clock, a promising high-performance clock candidate. The clock uses a single trapped $^{226}$Ra$^{+}$ ion and operates on the $7s\ ^2S_{1/2}\rightarrow$ $6d\ ^2D_{5/2}$ electric quadrupole…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-01-27 C. A. Holliman , M. Fan , A. Contractor , S. M. Brewer , A. M. Jayich

Optical molecular clocks promise unparalleled sensitivity to the temporal variation of the electron-to-proton mass ratio and insight into possible new physics beyond the Standard Model. We propose to realize a molecular clock with bosonic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-02-26 Mateusz Borkowski

We consider a narrow magneto-dipole transition in the $^{169}$Tm atom at the wavelength of $1.14\,\mu$m as a candidate for a 2D optical lattice clock. Calculating dynamic polarizabilities of the two clock levels $[\text{Xe}]4f^{13}6s^2…