European Frequency and Time Forum

Towards compact transportable optical clock based on 171Yb+

Ilia V. Zalivako, Ksenia Yu. Khabarova, Ilya A. Semerikov, Alexander S. Borisenko, N. Kolachevsky, I. Sherstov, Sergei N Bagaev, A.A. Lugovoy, А. В. Тайченачев, S. V. Chepurov

Published Apr 1, 2018• 0 citations

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We report on a new project aimed for development of a transportable compact optical clock based on single171Yb+ion trapped in a ion Paul trap. The goal is to reach relative frequency instability level of 5E-16 at 24 hours averaging time.

DOI: 10.1109/eftf.2018.8409065

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