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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 11, 2741(2024)

Reducing statistical noise in frequency ratio measurement between Ca+ and Sr optical clocks with a frequency-synthesized local oscillator from a Sr optical clock

Haosen Shi1、†, Bingkun Lu2,3,4、†, Huaqing Zhang5,6、†, Ruming Hu5,6,7, Yuan Qian5,6,7, Yao Huang5,6, Tao Yang2,4, Yuan Yao1, Hongfu Yu1, Zhanjun Fang2,4, Kelin Gao5,6, Hua Guan5,6,8,9、*, Yige Lin2,4,10、*, Yanyi Jiang1,11、*, and Longsheng Ma1
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • 2Division of Time and Frequency Metrology, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Atomic Frequency Standards, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of State Administration for Market Regulation (Time Frequency and Gravity Primary Standard), Beijing 100029, China
  • 5Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
  • 6Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 7University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 8Wuhan Institute of Quantum Technology, Wuhan 430206, China
  • 9e-mail: guanhua@apm.ac.cn
  • 10e-mail: linyige@nim.ac.cn
  • 11e-mail: yyjiang@phy.ecnu.edu.cn
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    Haosen Shi, Bingkun Lu, Huaqing Zhang, Ruming Hu, Yuan Qian, Yao Huang, Tao Yang, Yuan Yao, Hongfu Yu, Zhanjun Fang, Kelin Gao, Hua Guan, Yige Lin, Yanyi Jiang, Longsheng Ma, "Reducing statistical noise in frequency ratio measurement between Ca+ and Sr optical clocks with a frequency-synthesized local oscillator from a Sr optical clock," Photonics Res. 12, 2741 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation and Measurements

    Received: Aug. 20, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 22, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 1, 2024

    The Author Email: Hua Guan (guanhua@apm.ac.cn), Yige Lin (linyige@nim.ac.cn), Yanyi Jiang (yyjiang@phy.ecnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.539892

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