Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 42, Issue 4, 437(2025)

Quantum precision measurement based on optical lattice atomic clocks

LU Xiaotong1,2 and CHANG Hong1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710600, China
  • 2School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
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    Category: Special Issue on...

    Received: Dec. 24, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2025

    The Author Email: Hong CHANG (changhong@ntsc.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461.2025.04.001

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