Title :
Development of compact lattice optical clocks towards future space clocks
Author :
Schiller, S. ; Gorlitz, A. ; Abou-Jaoudeh, C. ; Mura, Gianluca ; Franzen, T. ; Nevsky, A. ; Alighanbari, S. ; Chen, Qian ; Ernsting, I. ; Poli, Nicola ; Schioppo, M. ; Tino, G.M. ; Sterr, Uwe ; Vogt, Sebastian ; Falke, St ; Lisdat, Ch ; Gill, P. ; Barwood
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Heine-Univ. Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany
Abstract :
Within the ELIPS program of ESA, the “Space Optical Clocks” (SOC) project aims to install and to operate an optical lattice clock on the ISS towards the end of this decade. In this project two accurate transportable lattice optical clock demonstrators having relative frequency instability below 1×10-15 at 1 s integration time and relative inaccuracy below 5×10-17 are under development. Crucial requirements are moderate volume, electrical power consumption and mass, and robustness. Furthermore, a modular concept is favourable.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; optical lattices; ELIPS program; ISS; Space Optical Clocks project; compact lattice optical clocks; electrical power consumption; mass; relative frequency instability; robustness; Atomic beams; Clocks; Cooling; Fiber lasers; Lattices; Optical interferometry; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801752
