Tuesday, February 13, 2007
4:00 PM -
5:00 PM
Watson 104
Applied Physics Seminar
Series: Applied Physics Seminar Series
Small Time: A Chip-Scale Atomic Clock
Kitching John,
physicist,
time and frequency division,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado,
Speaker's Bio:
Dr. John Kitching received his BSc. in physics from McGill University in 1990. He went on to obtain a MSc. And PhD. in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1992 and 1995, respectively. His thesis topic was an investigation of amplitude and frequency noise properties of semiconductor lasers subjected to optical feedback. From 1995 to 2003, he was with JILA/The University of Colorado and also held a guest-researcher appointment in the Time and Frequency Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST. Since 2003, he has been a physicist in the Time and Frequency Division at NIST. His research interests include atomic clocks and frequency standards, quantum interference effects in atomic systems, and applications of semiconductor lasers to problems in atomic physics and frequency control. Most recently, he and his team pioneered the development of microfabricated atomic devices for use as frequency references, magnetometers and other sensors. He has received several awards including the 2005 EFTF European Young Scientist Award, the 2006 ISSCC Jack Raper Award for Outstanding Technology Directions and the Department of Commerce Silver Medal. He has published over 40 papers in refereed journals, has given numerous invited talks and has been awarded two patents.
Dr. John Kitching received his BSc. in physics from McGill University in 1990. He went on to obtain a MSc. And PhD. in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1992 and 1995, respectively. His thesis topic was an investigation of amplitude and frequency noise properties of semiconductor lasers subjected to optical feedback. From 1995 to 2003, he was with JILA/The University of Colorado and also held a guest-researcher appointment in the Time and Frequency Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST. Since 2003, he has been a physicist in the Time and Frequency Division at NIST. His research interests include atomic clocks and frequency standards, quantum interference effects in atomic systems, and applications of semiconductor lasers to problems in atomic physics and frequency control. Most recently, he and his team pioneered the development of microfabricated atomic devices for use as frequency references, magnetometers and other sensors. He has received several awards including the 2005 EFTF European Young Scientist Award, the 2006 ISSCC Jack Raper Award for Outstanding Technology Directions and the Department of Commerce Silver Medal. He has published over 40 papers in refereed journals, has given numerous invited talks and has been awarded two patents.
"Small Time: A Chip-Scale Atomic Clock," Kitching John, physicist, time and frequency division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado.
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