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公开(公告)号：US20220390902A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-08
申请号：US17695968
申请日：2022-03-16
Applicant: ColdQuanta, Inc.
Inventor： Evan SALIM , Judith OLSON , Andrew KORTYNA , Dina GENKINA , Flavio CRUZ
Abstract: A rubidium optical atomic clock uses a modulated 778 nanometer (nm) probe beam and its reflection to excite rubidium 87 atoms, some of which emit 758.8 nm fluorescence as they decay back to the ground state. A spectral filter rejects scatter of the 778 nm probe beams while transmitting the 775.8 nm fluorescence so that the latter can be detected with a high signal-to-noise ratio. Since the spectral filter is only acceptably effective at angles of incidence less than 8° from the perpendicular, the atoms are localized by a magneto-optical trap so that most of the atoms lie within a conical volume defined by the 8° angle so that the resulting fluorescence detection signal has a high signal-to-noise ratio. The fluorescence detection signal can be demodulated to provide an error signal from which desired adjustments to the oscillator frequency can be calculated.
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公开(公告)号：US20220156624A1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-19
申请号：US17221047
申请日：2021-04-02
Applicant: ColdQuanta, Inc.
Inventor： Evan SALIM , Dina GENKINA , Flavio CRUZ , Judith OLSON , Andrew KORTYNA
Abstract: An atomic clock employs hybrid long/short quantum clock frequency regulation wherein each of a series of regulation cycles includes a relatively long (four Ramsey-cycle) combination error signal (CES) cycle and plural relatively short (two Ramsey-cycle) single error signal (SES) cycles. The CES cycles provide for better long-term stability than can be provided using only SES cycles. However, including the SES cycles between CES cycles improves short term stability with negligible diminishment of long-term stability.
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公开(公告)号：US20220393691A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-08
申请号：US17695986
申请日：2022-03-16
Applicant: ColdQuanta, Inc.
Inventor： Evan SALIM , Judith OLSON , Andrew KORTYNA , Dina GENKINA , Flavio CRUZ
Abstract: A frequency-modulated spectrometry (FMS) output is used to stabilize an atomic clock by serving as an error signal to regulate the clock's oscillator frequency. Rubidium 87 atoms are localized within a hermetically sealed cell using an optical (e.g., magneto-optical) trap. The oscillator output is modulated by a sinusoidal radio frequency signal and the modulated signal is then frequency doubled to provide a modulated 788 nm probe signal. The probe signal excites the atoms, so they emit 775.8 nm fluorescence. A spectral filter is used to block 788 nm scatter from reaching a photodetector, but also blocks 775.8 nm fluorescence with an angle of incidence larger than 8° relative to a perpendicular to the spectral filter. The localized atoms lie within a conical volume defined by the 8° effective angle of incidence so an FMS output with a high signal-to-noise ratio is obtained.
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公开(公告)号：US20220390370A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-08
申请号：US17695979
申请日：2022-03-16
Applicant: ColdQuanta, Inc.
Inventor： Evan SALIM , Judith OLSON , Andrew KORTYNA , Dina GENKINA , Flavio CRUZ
IPC: G01N21/64
Abstract: A fluorescence detection process begins by localizing rubidium 87 atoms within an optical (all-optical or magneto-optical) trap so that at least most of the atoms in the trap are within a cone defined by an effective angle, e.g., 8°, of a spectral filter. Within the effective angle of incidence, the filter effectively rejects (reflects or absorbs) 778 nanometer (nm) fluorescence and effectively transmits 775.8 nm fluorescence. Any 775.8 nm fluorescence arrive outside the effective angle of incidence. Thus, using an optical trap to localize the atoms within the cone enhances the signal-to-noise ratio of the fluorescence transmitted through the spectral filter and arriving a photomultiplier or other photodetector, resulting fluorescence detection signal with an enhanced S/N.
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