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TICTOC: Compact Atomic Clock with Integrated Photonics

Ivory, Megan K.; Ivory, Megan K.; Gehl, M.; Gehl, M.; Setzer, William J.; Setzer, William J.; McGuinness, Hayden J.; McGuinness, Hayden J.; Haltli, Raymond A.; Haltli, Raymond A.; Blain, Matthew G.; Blain, Matthew G.; Stick, Daniel L.; Stick, Daniel L.; Parazzoli, Lambert P.; Parazzoli, Lambert P.

Atomic clocks are precision timekeeping devices that form the basis for modern communication and navigation. While many atomic clocks are room-sized systems requiring bulky free space optics and detectors, the Trapped-lon Clock using Technology-On-Chip (TICTOC) project integrates these components into Sandia's existing surface trap technology via waveguides for beam delivery and avalanche photodiodes for light detection. Taking advantage of a multi-ensemble clock interrogation approach, we expect to achieve record time stability (< 1 ns error per year) in a compact (< /1 2 L) clock. Here, we present progress on the development of the integrated devices and recent trapped ion demonstrations.

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