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Breakthrough in Strontium Stability Boosts Quantum Technologies

10/2/2025

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Researchers achieved a 100 kHz linewidth for strontium in a microfabricated vapor cell (9x14x4.4 mm³), boosting stability.
The study sets a residual gas pressure limit of 10 mTorr, supporting stability.
Microfabrication enables scalable, lower-cost precision technologies, including compact optical frequency standards and atomic clocks.
Frequency modulation spectroscopy measured atomic properties; ongoing work aims to reduce broadening and advance quantum applications.

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Researchers achieved a 100 kHz linewidth for strontium in a microfabricated vapor cell (9x14x4.4 mm³), boosting stability.
The study sets a residual gas pressure limit of 10 mTorr, supporting stability.
Microfabrication enables scalable, lower-cost precision technologies, including compact optical frequency standards and atomic clocks.
Frequency modulation spectroscopy measured atomic properties; ongoing work aims to reduce broadening and advance quantum applications.