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arXiv:1306.6240 · Physical Review Letters

Spin Squeezing in a Rydberg Lattice Clock

L. I. R. Gil, Rick Mukherjee, Elizabeth M. Bridge, M. P. A. Jones, Thomas Pohl

Published Mar 11, 2014• 151 citations
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Abstract

We theoretically demonstrate a viable approach to spin squeezing in optical lattice clocks via optical dressing of one clock state to a highly excited Rydberg state, generating switchable atomic interactions. For realistic experimental parameters, these interactions are shown to generate over 10 dB of squeezing in large ensembles within a few microseconds and without degrading the subsequent clock interrogation.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.112.103601

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