Zero-Dead-Time Operation of Interleaved Atomic Clocks
- 25 October 2013
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 111 (17), 170802
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.111.170802
Abstract
We demonstrate a zero-dead-time operation of atomic clocks. This clock reduces sensitivity to local oscillator noise, integrating as nearly whereas a clock with dead time integrates as under identical conditions. We contend that a similar scheme may be applied to improve the stability of optical clocks.
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