Optical atomic clock comparison through turbulent air

Martha I. Bodine, Jean Daniel Deschênes, Isaac H. Khader, William C. Swann, Holly Leopardi, Kyle Beloy, Tobias Bothwell, Samuel M. Brewer, Sarah L. Bromley, Jwo Sy Chen, Scott A. Diddams, Robert J. Fasano, Tara M. Fortier, Youssef S. Hassan, David B. Hume, Dhruv Kedar, Colin J. Kennedy, Amanda Koepke, David R. Leibrandt, Andrew D. LudlowWilliam F. Mcgrew, William R. Milner, Daniele Nicolodi, Eric Oelker, Thomas E. Parker, John M. Robinson, Stefania Romish, Stefan A. Schäffer, Jeffrey A. Sherman, Lindsay Sonderhouse, Jian Yao, Jun Ye, Xiaogang Zhang, Nathan R. Newbury, Laura C. Sinclair

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Abstract

We use frequency-comb-based optical two-way time-frequency transfer (O-TWTFT) to measure the optical frequency ratio of state-of-the-art ytterbium and strontium optical atomic clocks separated by a 1.5-km open-air link. Our free-space measurement is compared to a simultaneous measurement acquired via a noise-cancelled fiber link. Despite nonstationary, ps-level time-of-flight variations in the free-space link, ratio measurements obtained from the two links, averaged over 30.5 hours across six days, agree to 6×10-19, showing that O-TWTFT can support free-space atomic clock comparisons below the 10-18 level.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer033395
TidsskriftPhysical Review Research
Vol/bind2
Udgave nummer3
ISSN2643-1564
DOI
StatusUdgivet - sep. 2020
Udgivet eksterntJa

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