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We perform randomized benchmarking on neutral atomic quantum bits (qubits) confined in an optical lattice. Single qubit gates are implemented using microwaves, resulting in a measured error per randomized computational gate of 1.4(1) x…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-11-16 S. Olmschenk , R. Chicireanu , K. D. Nelson , J. V. Porto

The atom-based traceable standard for microwave electrometry shows promising advantages by enabling stable and uniform measurement. Here we theoretically propose and then experimentally realize an alternative direct International System of…

The ion microwave frequency standard is a candidate for the next generation of microwave frequency standard with the potential for very wide applications. The Dick effect and second-order Doppler frequency shift (SODFS) limit the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-04-20 Hao-Ran Qin , Sheng-Nan Miao , Ji-Ze Han , Nong-Chao Xin , Yi-Ting Chen , J. W. Zhang , L. J. Wang

Optical atomic clocks are poised to redefine the SI second, thanks to stability and accuracy more than one hundred times better than the current microwave atomic clock standard. However, the best optical clocks have not seen their…

We present an observation of zero to $\pi$ phase flips induced by Rabi oscillation in an unbalanced Ramsey atom interferometer. The phase shift and visibility are experimentally investigated by modulating either the polarization or duration…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-09-28 R. B. Li , Z. W. Yao , K. Wang , S. B. Lu , L. Cao , J. Wang , M. S. Zhan

We report on an experimental platform based on an atom chip encompassing a coplanar waveguide which enables the manipulation of a quantum gas of sodium atoms with strong microwave fields. We describe the production with this setup of a very…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-06-09 Manon Ballu , Bastien Mirmand , Thomas Badr , Hélène Perrin , Aurélien Perrin

Atomic beams are a longstanding technology for atom-based sensors and clocks with widespread use in commercial frequency standards. Here, we report the demonstration a chip-scale microwave atomic beam clock using coherent population…

Coherent manipulation of atomic states is a key concept in high-precision spectroscopy and used in atomic fountain clocks and a number of optical frequency standards. Operation of these standards can involve a number of cyclic switching…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-10-23 M. Kazda , V. Gerginov , N. Huntemann , B. Lipphardt , S. Weyers

We experimentally study a circuit quantum acoustodynamics system, which consists of a superconducting artificial atom, coupled to both a two-dimensional surface acoustic wave resonator and a one-dimensional microwave transmission line. The…

Atomic frequency standards are used to generate accurate and precise time and frequency, enabling many communications, synchronization, and navigation systems in modern life. GPS and other satellite navigation systems, voice and data…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-04-22 Bonnie L. Schmittberger , David R. Scherer

A method to precisely calibrate the oscillation amplitude in Dynamic Scanning Force Microscopy is described. It is experimentally shown that a typical electronics used to process the dynamic motion of the cantilever can be adjusted to…

A two-photon transition in laser-cooled and trapped calcium atoms is proposed as the atomic reference in an optical frequency standard. An efficient scheme for interrogation of the frequency standard is described, and the sensitivity of the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-01-09 Amar C. Vutha

We use microwave induced adiabatic passages for selective spin flips within a string of optically trapped individual neutral Cs atoms. We position-dependently shift the atomic transition frequency with a magnetic field gradient. To flip the…

We observe large-amplitude Rabi oscillations between an atomic and a molecular state near a Feshbach resonance. The experiment uses 87Rb in an optical lattice and a Feshbach resonance near 414 G. The frequency and amplitude of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-07-19 N. Syassen , D. M. Bauer , M. Lettner , D. Dietze , T. Volz , S. Dürr , G. Rempe

We report a technique that uses clouds of ultracold atoms as sensitive, tunable, and non-invasive probes for microwave field imaging with micrometer spatial resolution. The microwave magnetic field components drive Rabi oscillations on…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2010-12-03 Pascal Boehi , Max F. Riedel , Theodor W. Haensch , Philipp Treutlein

We demonstrate an atom interferometer that uses a laser-cooled continuous beam of $^{87}$Rb atoms having velocities of 10--20 m/s. With spatially separated Raman beams to coherently manipulate the atomic wave packets, Mach--Zehnder…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 H. B. Xue , Y. Y. Feng , S. Chen , X. J. Wang , X. S. Yan , Z. K. Jiang , Z. Y. Zhou

We report measurements of the rectification of microwave radiation (0.7-20 GHz) at the boundary between two-dimensional electron systems separated by a narrow gap on a silicon surface for different temperatures, electron densities and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-10-24 N. Romero Kalmanovitz , I. Hoxha , Y. Jin , S. A. Vitkalov , M. P. Sarachik , Ivan A. Larkin , T. M. Klapwijk

We consider a system consisting of an atom in the approximation of a harmonic oscillator of frequency $\bar{\omega}$, coupled to the scalar potential inside a spherical reflecting cavity of radius R. We use {\it dressed} states introduced…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 G. Flores-Hidalgo , A. P. C. Malbouisson , Y. W. Milla

We demonstrate coupling of magnetically trapped ultracold $^87$Rb ground state atoms to a coherently driven superconducting coplanar resonator on an integrated atom chip. We measure the microwave field strength in the cavity through…

We report on radio-frequency measurements of the charge-phase qubit being under continuous microwave irradiation in the state of weak coupling to a radio-frequency tank circuit. We studied the rf impedance dependence on the two important…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-13 V. I. Shnyrkov , D. Born , A. A. Soroka , W. Krech