How Laser Frequency Combs Transformed Basic Scientific Research
Although most people have never heard of laser frequency combs, they have become essential to advancing important light-based research and have been instrumental to the…
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Experimental Strontium Atomic Clock Sets New Records
The JILA strontium atomic clock has set new world records for both precision and stability, improving precision by 50 percent from the previous record holder…
Atomic Clock Simulates Quantum Magnetism
For the first time, a team of scientists at JILA have used an atomic clock as a quantum simulator, mimicking the behavior of a different,…
Physicists Generate Laser-Like Beams of X-Rays From a Tabletop Device
Physicists have generated the first laser-like beams of X-rays from a tabletop device, opening the door for devices that may be used by scientists to…
JILA Scientists Create the World’s First Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Frequency Comb
By injecting xenon gas into an optical cavity while using a high-power laser to generate infrared light pulses that bounce back and forth and overlap…