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Sophisticated Ramsey-based interrogation protocols using composite laser pulse sequences have been recently proposed to provide next-generation high-precision atomic clocks with a near perfect elimination of frequency shifts induced during…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-03-27 M. Shuker , J. W. Pollock , R. Boudot , V. I. Yudin , A. V. Taichenachev , J. Kitching , E. A. Donley

We report the implementation and performance of a double servo-loop for intensity and phase-difference active stabilization of a dual-frequency vertical external--cavity surface-emitting laser (DF-VECSEL) for coherent population trapping…

We investigate the magnetic-field-induced frequency shift (MFS) of the clock "0-0" transition in the microwave quantum frequency standard (atomic clock) based on coherent population trapping (CPT) in $^{87}$Rb vapor. To scan the CPT…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-04-28 V. I. Vishnyakov , D. V. Brazhnikov , M. N. Skvortsov

We present a Ramsey-type atom interferometer operating with an optically trapped sample of 10^6 Bose-condensed Rb-87 atoms. The optical trap allows us to couple the |F =1, mF =0>\rightarrow |F =2, mF =0> clock states using a single photon…

We present a joint theoretical and experimental characterization of the coherent population trapping (CPT) resonance excited on the D1 line of 87Rb atoms by bichromatic linearly polarized laser light. We observe high-contrast transmission…

Reducing the size and complexity of high-performance timekeeping devices is an ever-growing need for various applications, such as 6G wireless technology, positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), Internet of Things (IoT), and ultrafast…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-08-20 Qiang Hao , Shaojie Yang , Peter Yun , Jun Ruan , Shougang Zhang

We report our experiment on sideband cooling with two Raman transitions in a $\Lambda$ configuration that allows selective coherent population trapping (CPT) of the motional ground state. The cooling method is applied to $^{87}$Rb atoms in…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-09-14 Sooyoung Park , Meung Ho Seo , Ryun Ah Kim , D. Cho

We propose a new scheme of microwave frequency standards based on pulsed coherent optical information storage. Unlike the usual frequency reference where the Ramsey fringe is printed on the population of a certain state, we print the Ramsey…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2013-10-28 Bo Yan , Yisheng Ma , Yuzhu Wang

We demonstrate state-of-the-art technique of an active clock to provide a continuous superradiant lasing signal using an ensemble of trapped Cs atoms in the optical lattice. A magic wavelength of the proposed |7S1/2; F = 4, MF = 0> -…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-10-28 Duo Pan , Bindiya Arora , Yan-mei Yu , B. K. Sahoo , Jingbiao Chen

An automated magnetometer suitable for long lasting measurement under stable and controllable experimental conditions has been implemented. The device is based on Coherent Population Trapping (CPT) produced by a multi-frequency excitation.…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-11-13 J. Belfi , G. Bevilacqua , V. Biancalana , Y. Dancheva , L. Moi

We demonstrate a Ramsey-type microwave clock interrogating the 6.835~GHz ground-state transition in cold \textsuperscript{87}Rb atoms loaded from a grating magneto-optical trap (GMOT) enclosed in an additively manufactured loop-gap…

We propose a compact atomic clock based on ultracold Rb atoms that are magnetically trapped near the surface of an atom microchip. An interrogation scheme that combines electromagnetically-induced transparency (EIT) with Ramsey's method of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2010-03-09 Daniel M. Farkas , Alex Zozulya , Dana Z. Anderson

We investigate systematic errors associated with a common modulation technique used for phase sensitive detection of a coherent population trapping (CPT) resonance. In particular, we show that modification of the CPT resonance lineshape due…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. F. Phillips , I. Novikova , C. Y. -T. Wang , M. Crescimanno , R. L. Walsworth

We evaluate the performance and phase diffusion of trapped $^{87}$Rb atoms in an atom-chip sensor with Ramsey interferometry and Hahn's spin echo in the time and phase domains. We trace out how the phase uncertainty of interference fringes…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-09-11 Valentin Ivannikov , Andrei I. Sidorov

We realize a high-performance compact optically pumped cesium beam clock using Faraday laser simultaneously as pumping and detection lasers. The Faraday laser, which is frequency stabilized by modulation transfer spectroscopy (MTS)…

Coherent control of quantum systems has far-reaching implications in quantum engineering. In this context, coherent population trapping (CPT) involving dark resonances has played a prominent role, leading to a wealth of major applications…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-03 P. Jamonneau , G. Hétet , A. Dréau , J. -F. Roch , V. Jacques

We propose and demonstrate a novel detection scheme of clock signals and obtain an ultra-high resonance contrast above 90%. The precision of the signal's detection and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of atomic clock signal is improved…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 Jinda Lin , Jianliao Deng , Yisheng Ma , Huijuan He , Yuzhu Wang

We describe a collective state atomic clock with Ramsey fringes narrowed by a factor of $\sqrt{N}$ compared to a conventional clock, N being the number of non-interacting atoms, without violating the uncertainty relation. This narrowing is…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-10-07 May E. Kim , Resham Sarkar , Renpeng Fang , Selim M. Shahriar

$^{133}$Cs, which is the only stable cesium (Cs) isotope, is one of the most investigated elements in atomic spectroscopy and was used to realize the atomic clock in 1955. Among all atomic clocks, the cesium atomic clock has a special…

Since the atomic clock was invented, its performance has been improved for one digit every decade until 90s of last century when the traditional atomic clock almost reached its limit. With laser cooled atoms, the performance can be further…