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Area of Science:

  • Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
  • Quantum Metrology
  • Precision Measurement

Background:

  • Optical atomic clocks achieve high accuracy and stability, crucial for precision measurements.
  • Spin squeezing entangled atoms offers potential for improved clock stability by reducing quantum projection noise.
  • Evaluating the practical benefits of spin squeezing requires considering realistic atomic clock operational features.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the benefits of spin-squeezed states for optical atomic clocks.
  • To analyze clock stability under typical Brownian frequency noise-limited laser sources.
  • To provide quantitative predictions for optimal clock stability considering dead time and laser noise.

Main Methods:

  • Development of an analytic model for the closed servo-loop of an optical atomic clock.
  • Incorporation of spin squeezing and realistic laser noise characteristics into the model.
  • Comparison of analytic predictions with numerical simulations of the closed servo-loop.

Main Results:

  • Spin squeezing offers limited improvement for large atomic ensembles (e.g., Sr lattice clocks) with current laser technology.
  • A critical atom number (around 1000 for Sr lattice clocks) exists below which spin squeezing is beneficial.
  • Even with a tenfold improvement in laser performance, this critical atom number remains below 100,000 for lattice clocks.
  • Ion clocks, using smaller non-scalable ensembles, can already benefit from spin squeezing with current lasers.

Conclusions:

  • The practical advantage of spin squeezing in optical atomic clocks is highly dependent on atom number and laser stability.
  • Spin squeezing is most beneficial for smaller atomic ensembles like those in ion clocks under current conditions.
  • Significant advancements in laser performance are necessary to realize substantial gains from spin squeezing in large-scale lattice clocks.