CPC G21K 1/02 (2013.01) [G21K 1/006 (2013.01); H03L 7/26 (2013.01); G04F 5/14 (2013.01)] | 38 Claims |
1. An interferometric frequency-reference apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
a vacuum chamber;
an atom source configured to supply neutral atoms to be ionized;
an ionizer configured to excite said neutral atoms to form ionized atoms;
an ion collimator configured to form a collimated beam of said ionized atoms;
one or more probe lasers; and
a readout laser configured to determine a ground-state population of said ionized atoms,
wherein said atom source, said ionizer, and said ion collimator are disposed within said vacuum chamber.
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