Statistical time-domain characterization of non-periodic optical clocks

Autor: Dario Cilluffo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Quantum, Vol 6, p 764 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2521-327X
DOI: 10.22331/q-2022-07-14-764
Popis: Measuring time means counting the occurrence of periodic phenomena. Over the past centuries a major effort was put to make stable and precise oscillators to be used as clock regulators. Here we consider a different class of clocks based on stochastic clicking processes. We provide a rigorous statistical framework to study the performances of such devices and apply our results to a single coherently driven two-level atom under photodetection as an extreme example of non-periodic clock. Quantum Jump MonteCarlo simulations and photon counting waiting time distribution will provide independent checks on the main results.
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