Gill was educated at the University of Sussex and the University of Oxford where he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1975 for research on Charge Transfer as a Laser Excitation Mechanism.[3]
Research
Gill's research is concerned with laser frequency stabilisation techniques for very high resolution spectroscopy, and the development of leading-edge optical atomic clocks that look to form the basis of a future redefinition of the SI base unit second.[4] These include optical clocks based on laser-cooled single ions confined in radiofrequency traps and neutral atoms held in optical lattices, and which now reach uncertainties below that of the caesium fountain primary frequency standard.[5][6]
Additionally, he has developed a range of stable lasers and optical metrology instrumentation with application to high technology sectors such as precision engineering and manufacture, space science, satellite navigation, Earth observation, defence and security and optical telecommunications.[7][8][9][10]
^Barwood, G. P.; Gill, P.; Rowley, W. R. C. (1991). "Frequency measurements on optically narrowed Rb-stabilised laser diodes at 780 nm and 795 nm". Applied Physics B: Photophysics and Laser Chemistry. 53 (3): 142–147. Bibcode:1991ApPhB..53..142B. doi:10.1007/BF00330229. S2CID121046090.
^Godun, R. M.; Nisbet-Jones, P. B. R.; Jones, J. M.; King, S. A.; Johnson, L. A. M.; Margolis, H. S.; Szymaniec, K.; Lea, S. N.; Bongs, K.; Gill, P. (2014). "Frequency Ratio of Two Optical Clock Transitions inYb+171and Constraints on the Time Variation of Fundamental Constants". Physical Review Letters. 113 (21): 210801. arXiv:1407.0164. Bibcode:2014PhRvL.113u0801G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.210801. PMID25479482. S2CID30505674.
^Barwood, G. P.; Huang, G.; Klein, Herbert Arthur; Johnson, L. A. M.; King, S. A.; Margolis, H. S.; Szymaniec, K.; Gill, P. (2014). "Agreement between two88Sr+optical clocks to 4 parts in 1017". Physical Review A. 89 (5): 050501. Bibcode:2014PhRvA..89e0501B. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.89.050501.
^Wilpers, Guido; See, Patrick; Gill, Patrick; Sinclair, Alastair G. (2012). "A monolithic array of three-dimensional ion traps fabricated with conventional semiconductor technology". Nature Nanotechnology. 7 (9): 572–576. Bibcode:2012NatNa...7..572W. doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.126. PMID22820742.
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