Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 13, 1300002(2024)

China's Top 10 Optical Breakthroughs: Ultracold Neutral Atomic Optical Clock and Its Quantum Reference Trapping Scheme (Invited)

Yanhua Zhou1,2, Hong Chang3、**, and Tao Wang1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
  • 2Center of Modern Physics, Institute for Smart City of Chongqing University in Liyang, Liyang213332, Jiangsu, China
  • 3National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710600, Shaanxi, China
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    Schematic of the working principle of a neutral atomic optical clock
    Schematic plot for Dick noise (Ramsey interrogation) [solid line ω(t) is the noise of the clock laser frequency, the dot and square are the effective detuning in each clock interrogation period with duty cycle d=0.99 and d=0.3, respectively. The dashed line and dot-dashed line in the illustration represent the sensitivity function for d=0.99 and d=0.3]
    Huisimi-Q function projection of atomic internal state wavefunctions under Ramsey interrogation on the unit sphere. (a) N=1;(b) N=10; (c) N=100; (d) N=1000
    Optical lattice. (a) Top-down density plot of the potential energy of a one-dimensional optical lattice propagating in the z-direction; (b) top-down density plot of the potential energy of a two-dimensional optical lattice on the xy plane; (c) contour plot of the potential energy of a three-dimensional optical lattice; (d1) spectrum before modulation[23]; (d2) spectrum after modulation[23]; (d3) schematic diagram of the Floquet-designed optical lattice[23]; (e) potential density plot of the optical tweezer array
    • Table 1. Relative system frequency shift corrections and uncertainties of Sr1 optical lattice clock[39]

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      Table 1. Relative system frequency shift corrections and uncertainties of Sr1 optical lattice clock[39]

      Systematic effectCorrection /10-17Uncertainty /10-17
      Total538.775.1
      BBR chamber501.94.4
      BBR oven0.720.1
      Lattice scalar /tensor5.72.2
      Hyperpolarizability-1.30.5
      Lattice M1 /E200.4
      Density20.321.04
      Tunneling00.6
      2nd Zeeman9.390.23
      Background gas collisions0.510.11
      DC Stark1.480.05
      Servo error0.0370.046
      Line pulling00.002
      Probe AC Stark0.00930.0017
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    Yanhua Zhou, Hong Chang, Tao Wang. China's Top 10 Optical Breakthroughs: Ultracold Neutral Atomic Optical Clock and Its Quantum Reference Trapping Scheme (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(13): 1300002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Dec. 13, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 19, 2024

    Published Online: Jul. 4, 2024

    The Author Email: Hong Chang (changhong@ntsc.ac.cn), Tao Wang (tauwaang@cqu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232669

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP232669

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