Using surface-electrodes ion traps for optical frequency metrology

Clément Lacroûte, Josipa Madunic, T. Lauprêtre, Bachir Achi, Lucas Groult, Y. Kersalé, Marion Delehaye, Moustafa Abdel Hafiz

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Abstract

In this talk, I will briefly review state-of-the-art optical atomic clocks and their potential applications for field measurements. I will then present our transportable optical clock project and the progress made in the design and fabrication of surface-electrodes ion traps

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