Characterization of an optical Mg frequency standard via a dark telecommunication fiber

Author

Friebe, Jan ; Riedmann, Matthias ; Pape, André ; Wübbena, Temmo ; Rasel, Ernst M. ; Ertmer, Wolfgang ; Terra, Osama ; Grosche, Gesine ; Lipphardt, Burghard ; Predehl, Katharina ; Feldmann, Thorsten ; Schnatz, Harald

Author_Institution

Inst. of Quantum Opt., Leibniz Univ. Hanover, Hanover, Germany

fYear

2009

fDate

14-19 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

This paper reports on an absolute frequency measurement on the ¹S₀rarr³P₁ clock transition of ²⁴Mg at 457 nm based on cold atoms. The characterization of the short and long term stability of the system via telecom fiber network is presented. Measurement results reveal an improved data set, which is taken on a beam of thermal Mg atoms, by an order of magnitude in terms of accuracy.

Keywords

atom-photon collisions; atomic clocks; frequency standards; magnesium; optical fibre networks; ¹S₀rarr³P₁ clock transition; Mg; Mg frequency standard; absolute frequency measurement; cold atoms; dark telecommunication fiber; long term stability; optical frequency standard; short term stability; telecom fiber network; thermal Mg atoms; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Clocks; Fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Masers; Measurement standards; Optical interferometry; Telecommunication standards;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4079-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4080-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196254

Filename

5196254