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Title:

VUV Frequency combs

Agreement Number:

945025

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 20, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022

Description:

The faster a clock ticks and the more protected it is from the environment, the more accurately we can read the clock. Currently the world’s standard clock is an atomic clock. It ticks at approximately 10,000,000,000 times per second. It is the accuracy of the atomic clock that allows the GPS navigation system that we all use. A frequency comb is a laser device that translates the tick rate of the atomic clock into about 200,000,000 Hz intervals up to approximately 20,000,000,000,000,000 times per second while still maintaining the accuracy of the atomic clock to which it is synced. Therefore, a comb plays a role similar to the gears of an old fashion mechanical clock. With the gear works in place, the world is free to select a new standard that is more accurate than the current atomic clock. However, comb technology for the last factor of 100 is very difficult to use, so, when the next world standard is agreed upon, it will tick at only approximately 400,000,000,000,000 per second. We propose to study a means to simplifying the last factor of 100. If the project is successful, the best clocks will eventually become nuclear clocks where all of an atom’s electrons are used to shield the clock element – the nucleus – from environmental noise.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators.

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1N 6N5

Reference Number:

172-2020-2021-Q4-945025

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

119278877

Recipient Type:

Academia

Additional Information:

This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 365 days.

Amendment Date

Feb 2, 2021

Recipient's Legal Name:

University of Ottawa

Federal Riding Name:

Ottawa–Vanier

Federal Riding Number:

35078

Program:

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund

Program Purpose:

The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.

NAICS Code:

541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences

Amendments:

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