Essays about: "atomic clock"

Found 2 essays containing the words atomic clock.

  1. 1. Ultra-stable frequency transfer using optical fibers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Atomfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Preutz; [2016]
    Keywords : Optics; optical fibers; stability; time; optical clocks; control.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : A new era of precise time measurement came with the atomic clock. The technology is vital to navigations systems like GPS and to accurate physical measurements. READ MORE

  3. 2. Characterization of a Zeeman Slower Designed for a 87 Sr Optical Clock

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Synkrotronljusfysik

    Author : Jonas Olsson; [2015]
    Keywords : metrology; time; frequency; atomic clock; optical clock; strontium; frequency comb; zeeman slower; arduino; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Optical clocks will potentially become the new frequency standard for the SI-definition of the second. Many national metrology institutes around the world have already implemented different versions of such clocks and others are in process of doing so. At SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, this process has recently begun. READ MORE