• DocumentCode
    1662438
  • Title

    Two-way link for time interval comparison of optical clocks over free-space

  • Author

    Giorgetta, Fabrizio R. ; Swann, William C. ; Coddington, Ian ; Baumann, Esther ; Deschênes, Jean-Daniel ; Sinclair, Laura ; Zolot, Alexander M. ; Newbury, Nathan R.

  • Author_Institution
    Quantum Electron. & Photonics Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a free-space link for clock comparisons based on the two-way exchange of pulse trains from combs. The residual uncertainty is 5 × 10-17 in 100 seconds over a 120 m air path, with longer distances possible.
  • Keywords
    clocks; optical fibre communication; optical links; air path; free-space link; optical clocks; pulse trains; residual uncertainty; time 100 s; time interval; two-way exchange; two-way link; Clocks; Delay; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical mixing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325983
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1662438