激光技术和冷原子物理的发展促进了冷原子光频标的研究.文章主要介绍了激光技术与光频标的关系,并重点介绍囚禁离子光频标的工作原理和相关的研究进展.
New optical frequency standards are being developed with laser technology and cold atoms.In this article the relationship between laser technology and optical frequency standards is briefly reviewed.Emphasis will be placed upon the general principle and recent progress in the establishment of optical frequency standards based on trapped ions.