Improvement of the fractional uncertainty of a neutral-atom calcium optical frequency standard to 2 × 10-14

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-156

  Wilpers, G ^a   Degenhardt, C ^a   Binnewies, T ^a   Chernyshov, A ^a,b   Riehle, F ^a   Helmcke, J ^a   Sterr, U ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC CLOCKS; DOPPLER EFFECT; GROUND STATE; LASER APPLICATIONS;

LASER-COOLING;

FREQUENCY STANDARDS;

EID: 0037310178     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-003-1109-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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