Optical frequency dissemination for metrology applications

Stefan Droste; Thomas Udem; Ronald Holzwarth; Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch

doi:10.1016/j.crhy.2015.03.011

Optical frequency dissemination for metrology applications

Stefan Droste ¹ ; Thomas Udem ¹; Ronald Holzwarth ^1,²; Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch ^1,³

¹ Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
² Menlo Systems GmbH, Am Klopferspitz 19a, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
³ Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Schellingstrasse 4, 80799 München, Germany

Comptes Rendus. Physique, The measurement of time / La mesure du temps, Volume 16 (2015) no. 5, pp. 524-530.

Abstract
Résumé

With the progress in the development of optical frequency standards grows the demand for the dissemination of stable optical frequencies. To date, optical fiber links constitute the most promising medium to bridge large geographical distances while still maintaining a high degree of frequency stability and accuracy. We investigated the transfer of an optical frequency along different fiber links during the past years and achieved a fractional instability and uncertainty at a level lower than $10^{- 19}$ using fiber links with lengths of up to almost 2000 km. We give an overview of different techniques and methods that can be used in combination with optical fiber links to achieve a stable frequency transfer. The results of different fiber links are summarized and an outlook of future links is given.

Avec les progrès réalisés dans le développement de standards de fréquences optiques, les besoins en matière de dissémination de fréquences optiques stables augmentent. À ce jour, la fibre optique constitue le moyen le plus prometteur pour relier de grandes distances géographiques tout en maintenant une haute exigence en matière de stabilité et de précision en fréquence. Nous avons étudié le transfert d'une fréquence optique par différentes fibres au cours des dernières années et avons atteint une instabilité fractionnelle et une imprécision à un niveau inférieur à $10^{- 19}$ pour des fibres optiques couvrant une longueur de presque 2000 km. Nous donnons un aperçu de différentes techniques et méthodes qui peuvent être utilisées en combinaison avec des fibres optiques pour obtenir un transfert de fréquence stable. Les résultats obtenus pour différentes fibres optiques sont résumés et un aperçu des futurs développements du transfert par fibre est donné.

Published online: 2015-04-08

DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2015.03.011

Keywords: Optical fiber link, Frequency transfer, Optical atomic clock, Lasers
Mots-clés : Fibre optique, Transfert de fréquence, Horloge atomique, Lasers

Author's affiliations:

Stefan Droste ¹; Thomas Udem ¹; Ronald Holzwarth ^{1, 2}; Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch ^{1, 3}

¹ Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
² Menlo Systems GmbH, Am Klopferspitz 19a, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
³ Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Schellingstrasse 4, 80799 München, Germany

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Stefan Droste; Thomas Udem; Ronald Holzwarth; Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch. Optical frequency dissemination for metrology applications. Comptes Rendus. Physique, The measurement of time / La mesure du temps, Volume 16 (2015) no. 5, pp. 524-530. doi : 10.1016/j.crhy.2015.03.011. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.1016/j.crhy.2015.03.011/

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