Phase-coherent frequency comparison of optical clocks using a telecommunication fiber link

Harald Schnatz; Osama Terra; Katharina Predehl; Thorsten Feldmann; Thomas Legero; Burghard Lipphardt; Uwe Sterr; Gesine Grosche; Ronald Holzwarth; Theodor W. Hänsch; Thomas Udem; Zehuang H. Lu; Li J. Wang; Wolfgang Ertmer; Jan Friebe; Andrè Pape; Ernst-M. Rasel; Mathias Riedmann; Temmo Wübbena

doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1395

Phase-coherent frequency comparison of optical clocks using a telecommunication fiber link

Harald Schnatz^*, Osama Terra, Katharina Predehl, Thorsten Feldmann, Thomas Legero, Burghard Lipphardt, Uwe Sterr, Gesine Grosche, Ronald Holzwarth, Theodor W. Hänsch, Thomas Udem, Zehuang H. Lu, Li J. Wang, Wolfgang Ertmer, Jan Friebe, Andrè Pape, Ernst-M. Rasel, Mathias Riedmann, Temmo Wübbena

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

20 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We have explored the performance of 2 "dark fibers" of a commercial telecommunication fiber link for a remote comparison of optical clocks. These fibers establish a network in Germany that will eventually link optical frequency standards at PTB with those at the Institute of Quantum Optics (IQ) at the Leibniz University of Hanover, and the Max Planck Institutes in Erlangen (MPL) and Garching (MPQ). We demonstrate for the first time that within several minutes a phase coherent comparison of clock lasers at the few 10 ^-15 level can also be accomplished when the lasers are more than 100 km apart. Based on the performance of the fiber link to the IQ, we estimate the expected stability for the link from PTB to MPQ via MPL that bridges a distance of approximately 900 km.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-181
Number of pages	7
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Volume	57
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1395
Publication status	Published - Jan 2010
Externally published	Yes

Access to Document

10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1395

Cite this

Schnatz, H., Terra, O., Predehl, K., Feldmann, T., Legero, T., Lipphardt, B., Sterr, U., Grosche, G., Holzwarth, R., Hänsch, T. W., Udem, T., Lu, Z. H., Wang, L. J., Ertmer, W., Friebe, J., Pape, A., Rasel, E.-M., Riedmann, M., & Wübbena, T. (2010). Phase-coherent frequency comparison of optical clocks using a telecommunication fiber link. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 57(1), 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1395

@article{9c51cbfe8c834ff89e26dd133d6844fc,

title = "Phase-coherent frequency comparison of optical clocks using a telecommunication fiber link",

abstract = "We have explored the performance of 2 {"}dark fibers{"} of a commercial telecommunication fiber link for a remote comparison of optical clocks. These fibers establish a network in Germany that will eventually link optical frequency standards at PTB with those at the Institute of Quantum Optics (IQ) at the Leibniz University of Hanover, and the Max Planck Institutes in Erlangen (MPL) and Garching (MPQ). We demonstrate for the first time that within several minutes a phase coherent comparison of clock lasers at the few 10 -15 level can also be accomplished when the lasers are more than 100 km apart. Based on the performance of the fiber link to the IQ, we estimate the expected stability for the link from PTB to MPQ via MPL that bridges a distance of approximately 900 km.",

author = "Harald Schnatz and Osama Terra and Katharina Predehl and Thorsten Feldmann and Thomas Legero and Burghard Lipphardt and Uwe Sterr and Gesine Grosche and Ronald Holzwarth and H{\"a}nsch, {Theodor W.} and Thomas Udem and Lu, {Zehuang H.} and Wang, {Li J.} and Wolfgang Ertmer and Jan Friebe and Andr{\`e} Pape and Ernst-M. Rasel and Mathias Riedmann and Temmo W{\"u}bbena",

year = "2010",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1395",

language = "English",

volume = "57",

pages = "175--181",

journal = "IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control",

issn = "0885-3010",

publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)",

number = "1",

}

Schnatz, H, Terra, O, Predehl, K, Feldmann, T, Legero, T, Lipphardt, B, Sterr, U, Grosche, G, Holzwarth, R, Hänsch, TW, Udem, T, Lu, ZH, Wang, LJ, Ertmer, W, Friebe, J, Pape, A, Rasel, E-M, Riedmann, M & Wübbena, T 2010, 'Phase-coherent frequency comparison of optical clocks using a telecommunication fiber link', IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1395

TY - JOUR

T1 - Phase-coherent frequency comparison of optical clocks using a telecommunication fiber link

AU - Schnatz, Harald

AU - Terra, Osama

AU - Predehl, Katharina

AU - Feldmann, Thorsten

AU - Legero, Thomas

AU - Lipphardt, Burghard

AU - Sterr, Uwe

AU - Grosche, Gesine

AU - Holzwarth, Ronald

AU - Hänsch, Theodor W.

AU - Udem, Thomas

AU - Lu, Zehuang H.

AU - Wang, Li J.

AU - Ertmer, Wolfgang

AU - Friebe, Jan

AU - Pape, Andrè

AU - Rasel, Ernst-M.

AU - Riedmann, Mathias

AU - Wübbena, Temmo

PY - 2010/1

Y1 - 2010/1

N2 - We have explored the performance of 2 "dark fibers" of a commercial telecommunication fiber link for a remote comparison of optical clocks. These fibers establish a network in Germany that will eventually link optical frequency standards at PTB with those at the Institute of Quantum Optics (IQ) at the Leibniz University of Hanover, and the Max Planck Institutes in Erlangen (MPL) and Garching (MPQ). We demonstrate for the first time that within several minutes a phase coherent comparison of clock lasers at the few 10 -15 level can also be accomplished when the lasers are more than 100 km apart. Based on the performance of the fiber link to the IQ, we estimate the expected stability for the link from PTB to MPQ via MPL that bridges a distance of approximately 900 km.

AB - We have explored the performance of 2 "dark fibers" of a commercial telecommunication fiber link for a remote comparison of optical clocks. These fibers establish a network in Germany that will eventually link optical frequency standards at PTB with those at the Institute of Quantum Optics (IQ) at the Leibniz University of Hanover, and the Max Planck Institutes in Erlangen (MPL) and Garching (MPQ). We demonstrate for the first time that within several minutes a phase coherent comparison of clock lasers at the few 10 -15 level can also be accomplished when the lasers are more than 100 km apart. Based on the performance of the fiber link to the IQ, we estimate the expected stability for the link from PTB to MPQ via MPL that bridges a distance of approximately 900 km.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=73649149399&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1395

DO - 10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1395

M3 - Article

C2 - 20040443

AN - SCOPUS:73649149399

SN - 0885-3010

VL - 57

SP - 175

EP - 181

JO - IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

JF - IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

IS - 1

ER -

Phase-coherent frequency comparison of optical clocks using a telecommunication fiber link

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Research output

Phase-coherent frequency comparison of optical clocks using a telecommunication fiber link

Cite this