Free-Space Optical Time Transfer between an Atomic Frequency Standard and a Simple Optical Clock

Matthew S. Bigelow, Applied Technology Associates Incorporated
Rafe Guidice, Applied Technology Associates Incorporated
Kyle Martin, Applied Technology Associates Incorporated
Andrew J. Metcalf, Air Force Research Laboratory
Nathan Lemke, Bethel University

Abstract

We present a tabletop demonstration of free-space time-frequency transfer from a compact optical rubidium atomic frequency standard to stabilize a clock based on a fiber laser locked to fiber-delay line compared with a cavity-stabilized laser.