Title :
Transmission of an optical frequency through a 3 km long optical fiber: application to absolute optical frequency measurements in hydrogen
Author :
deBeauvoir, B. ; Nez, F. ; Julien, L. ; Biraben, F. ; Cagnac, B. ; Zondy, J.J. ; Touahri, D. ; Acef, O. ; Hilico, L.
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Abstract :
A 3 km long optical fiber is used to connect two laboratories in Paris. We present the metrological properties of this optical link to transfer an optical frequency standard.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; frequency measurement; hydrogen; hydrogen neutral atoms; measurement standards; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; 3 km; 778 nm; H; Rydberg constant; absolute optical frequency measurements; atomic transitions; high resolution spectroscopy; long optical fiber; metrological properties; optical frequency standard; optical frequency transmission; optical link; small frequency chain; Current measurement; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency measurement; Hydrogen; Laboratories; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Measurement standards; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Braunschweig, Germany
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3376-4
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1996.547088
