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Highly Coherent Spectroscopy of Ultracold Atoms and Molecules in Optical Lattices
Author(s) -
Zelevinsky Tanya,
Blatt Sebastian,
Boyd Martin M.,
Campbell Gretchen K.,
Ludlow Andrew D.,
Ye Jun
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200700713
Subject(s) - optical lattice , spectroscopy , laser cooling , trapping , ultracold atom , atomic physics , coherent spectroscopy , optical physics , physics , molecule , optical tweezers , laser , lattice (music) , molecular physics , materials science , optics , condensed matter physics , raman spectroscopy , quantum mechanics , coherent anti stokes raman spectroscopy , quantum , raman scattering , acoustics , biology , superfluidity , ecology , plasma
Cooling and trapping of neutral atoms using laser techniques has enabled extensive progress in precise, coherent spectroscopy. In particular, trapping ultracold atoms in optical lattices in a tight confinement regime allows us to perform high‐resolution spectroscopy unaffected by atomic motion. We report on the recent developments of optical lattice atomic clocks that have led to optical spectroscopy coherent at the one second timescale. The lattice clock techniques also open a promising pathway toward trapped ultracold molecules and the possible precision measurement opportunities such molecules offer.