Two clock transitions in neutral Yb for the highest sensitivity to variations of the fine-structure constant

MS Safronova, SG Porsev, C Sanner, J Ye - Physical review letters, 2018 - APS
We propose a new frequency standard based on a 4 f 14 6 s 6 p P 0 3-4 f 13 6 s 2 5 d (J= 2)
transition in neutral Yb. This transition has a potential for high stability and accuracy and the …

Multipolar polarizabilities and hyperpolarizabilities in the Sr optical lattice clock

SG Porsev, MS Safronova, UI Safronova, MG Kozlov - Physical review letters, 2018 - APS
We address the problem of the lattice Stark shifts in the Sr clock caused by the multipolar M
1 and E 2 atom-field interactions and by the term nonlinear in lattice intensity and …

Contribution of negative-energy states to the polarizability of optical clocks

FF Wu, TY Shi, WT Ni, LY Tang - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
We investigate the contribution of negative-energy states on the E 2 and M 1 polarizabilities
for the S 0 1 and P 0 3 states of the Sr clock and find that they dominate the E 2-M 1 …

Tailoring the Stability of a Two-Color, Two-Photon Rubidium Frequency Standard

EJ Ahern, SK Scholten, C Locke… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Rubidium two-photon frequency standards are emerging as powerful contenders for
compact, durable devices with exceptional stability. The field has focused on single-color …

Dynamic multipolar polarizabilities and hyperpolarizabilities of the Sr lattice clock

FF Wu, YB Tang, TY Shi, LY Tang - Physical Review A, 2019 - APS
The progress in optical clocks with uncertainty at a level of 10− 18 requires unprecedented
precision in estimating the contributions of multipolar and higher-order effects of atom-field …

Magic-intensity trapping of the Mg lattice clock with light shift suppressed below

FF Wu, YB Tang, TY Shi, LY Tang - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
Progress in atomic optical clocks with total uncertainty of 10− 18 or below requires a precise
estimation of multipolar and higher-order effects due to atom-field interactions. Magnesium …

Calculations of dynamic multipolar polarizabilities of the Cd clock transition levels

M Zhou, LY Tang - Chinese Physics B, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The pursuit of a systematic frequency uncertainty beyond 10− 18 clock has triggered a
multitude of investigations on the multipolar and higher-order lattice light shifts. The Cd atom …

Contributions of negative-energy states to the E2-M1 polarizability of the Sr clock

FF Wu, TY Shi, LY Tang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.06740, 2023 - arxiv.org
With the improvement of high-precision optical clock, the higher-order multipolar interaction
between atoms and light needs quantitative evaluation. However for the Sr clock, the …

Be optical lattice clocks with the fractional Stark shift up to the level of 10− 19

L Wu, X Wang, T Wang, J Jiang… - New Journal of Physics, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The energy levels and electric dipole (E1) matrix elements of the ground state and low-lying
excited states of Be atoms are calculated using the relativistic configuration interaction plus …

Superradiant active optical atomic clocks: motivations and current challenges

M Matusko, M Delehaye - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Current state-of-the-art frequency standards are passive optical atomic clocks where the
frequency of an optical resonator is stabilized to a narrow atomic transition. Passive clocks …