First Deployments of NIST's Transportable Yb Optical Lattice Clock

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Abstract

We present the development of a transportable ytterbium optical lattice clock and report on its first deployments and testing. We report on comparisons with frequency standards at NIST demonstrating 1s stability at the mid 10^-16 level and averaging down to the low 10^-17 level. We highlight our most recent progress in which the clock has been successfully transported on a truck outside of its laboratory environment, showcasing its potential for practical applications such as relativistic geodesy and comparison with primary optical frequency standards towards redefinition of the SI second. We also discuss intranational and geodetic measurements that we hope to do in the upcoming future.

Presenters

  • Wesley J Brand

    • University of Colorado Boulder, NIST Boulder

Authors

  • Wesley J Brand

    • University of Colorado Boulder, NIST Boulder
  • Tobias Bothwell

    • NIST Boulder
  • Robert Fasano

    • NIST Boulder, now ColdQuanta
  • Tristan Rojo

    • University of Colorado Boulder, NIST Boulder
  • Richard Fox

    • NIST Boulder
  • Andrew Ludlow

    • NIST Boulder