In 2020, a group of MIT researchers detected an anomaly in the nuclei of ytterbium atoms. They said that the nuclei’s strange behavior might be indicative of a “d ...

Lasers are used to excite ytterbium atoms (Yb3+), a rare-earth metal, within these crystals, causing each atom to emit a photon that remains entangled with it. Photons from atoms in two separate nodes ...

We explore enhanced quantum control, precision measurement, extreme laser frequency stabilization, and ultra-coherent atom-light interactions to advance state-of-the-art capabilities of the NIST ...

Optical lattice clocks, ultra-coherent atom-light interactions, portable quantum sensing, advanced laser stabilization Our research focuses on the development of optical clocks using ultracold atomic ...

Lasers are used to excite ytterbium atoms (Yb3+), a rare-earth metal, within these crystals, causing each atom to emit a photon that remains entangled with it. Photons from atoms in two separate ...