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| Preface | |
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| Welcome and opening remarks | |
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| A Tribute to Helmut Hellwig | |
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| Fifty years of atomic frequency standards | |
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| Relativistic quantum theory of microwave and optical atomic clocks | |
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| Self phase-locked subharmonic optical parametric oscillators | |
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| Continuous wave optical parametric oscillators as new tools for high resolution spectroscopy | |
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| Laser frequency standards with telescopic cavities | |
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| Cs and Rb fountains: recent results | |
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| The atomic caesium fountain CSFI of PTB | |
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| Systematic frequency shifts and quantum projection noise in NIST - FI | |
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| Characterization of the USNO cesium fountain | |
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| Comparing high performance frequency standards | |
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| A mercury-ion optical clock | |
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| High resolution spectroscopy of a single In[superscript +] ion | |
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| A frequency standard using the [superscript 2]S[subscript 1/2] - [superscript 2]F[subscript 7/2] octapole transition in [superscript 171]Yb[superscript +] | |
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| Optical frequency synthesis with ultrashort pulses | |
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| Phase-coherent measurement of optical frequency ratios with femtosecond lasers | |
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| Femtosecond optical frequency comb measurements of lasers stabilised to transitions in [superscript 88]Sr[superscript +], [superscript 171]Yb[superscript +], and I[subscript 2] at NPL | |
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| Coherent population trapping and intensity optical pumping: on their use in atomic frequency standards | |
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| Compact microwave frequency reference based on coherent population trapping | |
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| The coherent population trapping maser | |
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| All-optical atomic clock based on dark states of [superscript 85]Rb | |
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| A preliminary measurement of h/M[subscript Cs] with atom interferometry | |
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| Cold collision frequency shifts and laser-cooled [superscript 87]Rb clocks | |
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| Metrology of hydrogen atom: determination of the Rydberg constant and Lamb shifts | |
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| Preliminary results of an accurate measurement of the [superscript 4]He 2[superscript 3]P[subscript o] - 2[superscript 3]P[subscript 1] fine structure interval | |
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| Cold atom clocks in space: PHARAO and ACES | |
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| PARCS: a laser-cooled atomic clock in space | |
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| New Michelson Morley experiment based on High-Q spherical resonators | |
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| Continuous fountain Cs standard: stability and accuracy issues | |
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| Mirrors, waveguides, and integrated circuits for cold atoms | |
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| Atomic multiple beam interferometers and atomic polarised beam interferometers among two excited states | |
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| A microwave frequency standard based on laser-cooled [superscript 171]Yb[superscript +] ions | |
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| Recent developments in cryogenic compensated sapphire oscillators | |
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| Current status of cryogenic (50 K - 80 K) secondary frequency standards for flywheels of atomic fountain clocks | |
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| Spectroscopy of strontium atoms in the Lamb-Dicke confinement | |
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| A [superscript 40]Ca optical frequency standard at 657 nm: frequency measurements and future prospects | |
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| Calcium optical frequency standard | |
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| Ultracold metastable calcium atoms | |
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| Quantum computers and atomic clocks | |
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| Spectroscopy and precision frequency measurement of the 435.5 nm clock transition of [superscript 171]Yb[superscript +] | |
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| Ground state cooling and state manipulation of single ions: applications in precision spectroscopy | |
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| From stable lasers to optical frequency clocks | |
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| Testing the foundations of relativity using cryogenic optical resonators | |
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| Narrow-linewidth laser system for precise spectroscopy of the indium clock transition | |
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| A femtosecond-laser-based optical clockwork | |
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| Optical frequency measurement using an ultra-fast mode-locked laser at NMIJ/AIST | |
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| Precision measurements and development of infrared absorber stabilised laser systems linked to the [superscript 88]Sr[superscript +] single ion optical frequency standard | |
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| Optical frequency standard at 1.5 [mu]m based on Doppler-free acetylene absorption | |
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| Absolute frequency measurements with a set of transportable He-Ne/CH[subscript 4] optical frequency standards and prospects for future design and applications | |
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| Proposed laser-cooled [superscript 87]Rb local oscillator | |
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| The multiple velocity fountain: a new scheme for the cold collision frequency shift reduction | |
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| Preliminary results from a miniature laser-cooled cesium fountain frequency standard | |
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| Atoms cooled in a microwave cavity for a miniaturized clock | |
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| Current status of the miniature optically pumped cesium beam frequency standards at LHA | |
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| Characteristics of the Cs atomic fountain frequency standard at NMIJ/AIST | |
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| The Cs fountain frequency standard at the Politecnico di Torino: preliminary results | |
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| Progress report of [superscript 133]Cs Brazilian atomic clock | |
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| Progress towards an improved [superscript 88]Sr[superscript +] single ion optical frequency standard | |
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| Single Ca[superscript +] ions in a Paul-Straubel trap | |
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| Stability and reproducibility of an optical frequency standard based upon the [superscript 2]S [subscript 1/2] - [superscript 2]D[subscript 5/2] transition in [superscript 88]Sr[superscript +] | |
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| Resolved sideband cooling of a single trapped strontium ion | |
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| Isotopes shifts on alkali-like systems calculated by a simplified MCHF method | |
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| The photon recoil effect in the linear optical Ramsey resonance | |
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| Absolute frequency measurements of a methane-stabilised transportable He-Ne laser at 3.39 [mu]m | |
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| Doppler-free spectroscopy of CH[subscript 4] using a cw optical parametric oscillator | |
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| The line shape of optical Ramsey resonances | |
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| Frequency comparison of I[subscript 2] stabilised lasers at 532 nm and absolute frequency measurement of I[subscript 2] absorption lines | |
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| A new accurate fit of the hyperfine structure of molecular iodine | |
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| Atomic interferometer and coherent mixing of 2S and 2P states in the hydrogen atom: application to the Lamb shift measurements | |
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| Phase noise in atomic interferometer | |
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| Acceleration of rubidium cold atoms: determination of [alpha] | |
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| Simple pendulum experiment for the determination of the gravitational constant G: progress report | |
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| Observation of the [superscript 1]S[subscript 0]-[superscript 1]D[subscript 2] forbidden transition in Ca | |
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| Optical frequency standards based on cold calcium atoms | |
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| Towards a silver atom optical clock | |
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| All-solid-state deep-UV coherent light source for laser cooling of silicon atoms | |
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| Advances in optical frequency measurement over 30 years | |
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| Coupled optoelectronic oscillators: applications to low-jitter pulse generation | |
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| Absolute optical frequency measurement using a femtosecond laser | |
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| Stable double-mode generation in the diode-pumped Nd[superscript 3+]:YAG laser intracavity doubling frequency | |
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| Stability of Nd:YAG "flywheel" lasers locked to ultra-high-finesse etalons made from either ULE or mono-crystalline sapphire | |
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| Microwave synthesisers for atomic frequency standards | |
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| A new high performance microwave synthesis for a compact cesium clock | |
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| Advanced PM and AM noise measurements | |
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| The impact of prime number theory on frequency metrology | |
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| The 'atomic candle': stabilising field amplitude using Rabi-resonances | |
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| Recoil effects in microwave atomic frequency standards: an update | |
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| Evaluation of the blackbody radiation effects in atomic frequency standards | |
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| Sub-doppler polarisation spectroscopy on F4-F'5 transition in Cs | |
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| Nonlinear magneto-optical effects in cesium vapour | |
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| Mercury trapped ion frequency standard for space applications | |
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| Testing relativity with clocks on space station | |
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| Precise frequency transfer using a WAAS satellite with high-gain antennas | |
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| Absolute frequency stabilisation of 1.54 [mu]m solid-state Er-Yb:glass lasers against [superscript 39]K and [superscript 13]C[subscript 2]H[subscript 2] saturated absorptions | |
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| Frequency stabilisation of a semiconductor laser using the Faraday effect of the Rb absorption line: magnetic modulation strength and stability | |
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| Frequency stabilisation of a semiconductor laser using both etalon and atomic spectra as frequency references | |
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| Increase of the inner second harmonic light of 1.5 [mu]m semiconductor lasers: effect of two optical feedback loops | |
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| Broadband frequency noise measurement of semiconductor lasers in the 1550-nm band | |
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| Development of a 778 nm rubidium two-photon diode laser frequency standard | |
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| List of Participants | |
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| Index of Contributors | |