title: Zero-dead-time operation of interleaved atomic clocks.
abstract: We demonstrate a zero-dead-time operation of atomic clocks. This clock reduces sensitivity to local oscillator noise, integrating as nearly 1/τ whereas a clock with dead time integrates as 1/τ(1/2) under identical conditions. We contend that a similar scheme may be applied to improve the stability of optical clocks.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Biedermann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takase
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deslauriers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kasevich