Present status of the development of an Yb optical lattice clock at NMIJ/AIST (National Metrology Institute of Japan / National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

The present status of the development of the Yb optical lattice clock at NMIJ/AIST and future prospects are presented. Experimental equipments such as vacuum systems and laser sources are explained in detail.

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