Abstract
Recent advances in laser stabilization, optical frequency measurements and preparation of cold atomic samples open possibility to compare optical frequencies to the 17th decimal place [1] which overcomes the accuracy of the best Cs fountain clocks defining the SI second [2]. Besides this impressive result there exist many other examples when spectroscopy in the optical domain allows for more accurate measurements than classical radio-frequency techniques.
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