According to the Kyoto-based company, its compact optical lattice timepiece, released on March 5, is a kind of strontium atom clock. Using a specialized laser beam called the “magic wavelength ...

Accurate frequency measurements of a narrow optical clock transition in 171 Yb atoms trapped in an optical lattice establish this system as a serious contender in the quest to develop increasingly ...

First, each atom cooled by laser is captured in a 3-D micro space (optical lattice), which is created by interference of laser beams with special wavelength called the "magic wavelength," to prevent ...