NIST on a chip with alkali vapor cells: Initial results

We describe progress at NIST to develop a series of "chip-scale", SI-traceable electromagnetic reference instruments based on microfabricated alkali vapor cells. We anticipate being able to realize the second, the meter, the volt, the ampere and the kelvin using microfabrication techniques...

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Main Authors: Kitching, J., Donley, E. A., Knappe, S., Hummon, M., Dellis, A. T., Kang, S., Li, Q., Westly, D., Roxworthy, B., Aksyuk, V. A., Srinivasan, K.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Atom optics
Atomic beam spectroscopy
Atomic clock
Atomic measurements
chip-scale atomic clock
Conferences
Couplers
current
Electromagnetic measurement
Energy levels
Measuring instruments
Optical device fabrication
Optical waveguides
Photonics
Silicon
Spectroscopy
temperature
voltage
wavelength
Wavelengths
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Summary:We describe progress at NIST to develop a series of "chip-scale", SI-traceable electromagnetic reference instruments based on microfabricated alkali vapor cells. We anticipate being able to realize the second, the meter, the volt, the ampere and the kelvin using microfabrication techniques and spectroscopic measurement of alkali atom energy levels. We report here on initial fabrication efforts to develop optical wavelength references in which atomic vapor cells are integrated with single-mode photonics.
ISSN:2160-0171
DOI:10.1109/CPEM.2016.7540723