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A New Kilogram in 2018: The Biggest Revolution in Metrology Since the French Revolution

by Klaus vonKlitzing
A New Kilogram in 2018: The Biggest Revolution in Metrology Since the French Revolution
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1411 views
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Metrology - the science of measurements - is responsible for the international uniformity and precision in standards. Today, the seven units for meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela of our international system of units (SI units....

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What About Redefining Time Using a Stable Laser?

by John Hall
What About Redefining Time Using a Stable Laser?
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1385 views
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Several laser-based Atomic Clocks now have an accuracy potential of ~2 x10-18, a hundred-fold better than the best achieved after more than 60 years' experience with rf resonances in Cs atoms. Still, this long attention span documents that the Cs Fou....

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The Optical Frequency Comb – a Really Versatile Tool

by John Hall
The Optical Frequency Comb – a Really Versatile Tool
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1387 views
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The Optical Frequency Comb concept and technology exploded in 1999-2000 from the synthesis of advances in independent fields of Laser Stabilization, UltraFast Lasers, and NonLinear Optical Fibers. The Comb was developed first as a method for optical....

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Laser Spectroscopy of Hydrogen

by Theodor Hänsch
Laser Spectroscopy of Hydrogen
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1546 views
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The simple Balmer spectrum of atomic hydrogen has provided the Rosetta stone for deciphering the strange laws of quantum physics during the early 20th century.  Four decades ago, Doppler-free laser spectroscopy opened a new chapter in the exploratio....

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