Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-16 Thread Stéphane Rey
credi 14 janvier 2015 06:05 À : time-nuts@febo.com Cc : mag...@rubidium.se Objet : Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second On 01/13/2015 11:41 AM, Attila Kinali wrote: > On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:09:45 + > Gregory Maxwell < <mailto:gma

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-15 Thread Mike Feher
precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second Hi I guess the question becomes how low is low. If it’s a 50 ohm system If the power level is rational If you are at room temperature There are some limits on

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-15 Thread Bob Camp
f precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition > of the second > > Hi > > More or less by definition: > > AM noise has the sidebands in phase, PM noise has the sidebands out of phase. > PM adds

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-15 Thread Didier Juges
January 14, 2015 1:22 AM >To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the >definition of the second > >Although the phase noise when using optical combs to generate Rf >

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-15 Thread Mike Feher
...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Bob Camp Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 6:14 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second Hi More or less by definition: AM noise has the sidebands in phase, PM

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-14 Thread Bob Camp
nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Bruce > Griffiths > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 1:22 AM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition > of the second > >

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-14 Thread Mike Feher
ruce Griffiths Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 1:22 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second Although the phase noise when using optical combs to generate Rf signals is low there is no men

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-14 Thread paul swed
> Thomas Knox > > Thomas Knox > > > > > From: namic...@gmail.com > > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 07:00:09 +1100 > > To: time-nuts@febo.com > > CC: namic...@gmail.com > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the > definition

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-14 Thread Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
Dr David Kirkby Managing Director Kirkby Microwave Ltd Registered office: Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6DT, United Kingdom Registered in England and Wales as company number 08914892 http://www.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/ Tel 07910 441670 / +44 7910 441670 (0900-2100 GMT) On 13 J

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-14 Thread Bruce Griffiths
v/general/pdf/2646.pdf > Enjoy; > Thomas Knox > > Thomas Knox > > > From: namic...@gmail.com > > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 07:00:09 +1100 > > To: time-nuts@febo.com > > CC: namic...@gmail.com > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-14 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 01/13/2015 11:41 AM, Attila Kinali wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:09:45 + Gregory Maxwell wrote: On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Attila Kinali wrote: Seems that the state of the art in stabilized lasers has improved a lot lately, e.g. there are commercial available 1550nm devices wh

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-13 Thread Tom Knox
Signal Generation From Optical Frequency Division. http://tf.boulder.nist.gov/general/pdf/2646.pdf Enjoy; Thomas Knox Thomas Knox > From: namic...@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 07:00:09 +1100 > To: time-nuts@febo.com > CC: namic...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Current s

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-13 Thread Neville Michie
THe stability /accuracy of lasers is entirely dependent on the cavity length. Materials used are usually invar or silica, so you are no better off than with a quartz crystals. They are just a resonant cavity. cheers, Neville Michie ___ time-nuts mailin

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-13 Thread Attila Kinali
On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:46:01 + "Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)" wrote: > I had a brief read. Equation 1 made me wonder what could be achieved > with a cheap HeNe laser. It should be fairly easy to mix a couple of > HeNe lasers on a photodiode and look at the difference frequency > b

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-13 Thread Attila Kinali
On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 19:37:05 +0100 Attila Kinali wrote: > If you use a standard laser diode, these have a linewidth of > around 20-100MHz. If you provide them the slightest feedback, > they go down to 1MHz easily (ie just by adding some window glass > infront of the laser, that reflects a tiny bi

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-13 Thread Gregory Maxwell
On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 5:46 PM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote: > I had a brief read. Equation 1 made me wonder what could be achieved > with a cheap HeNe laser. It should be fairly easy to mix a couple of See Sams Laser Faq section on stabalized HeNe Lasers: http://www.repairfaq.

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-13 Thread Attila Kinali
On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:46:01 + "Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)" wrote: > Of course I'm not suggesting a HeNe would provide the stability of > cutting edge research laser optical clock, but they are easily within > the budget of a hobbyist and could be a bit of fun to try to measure

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-13 Thread Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
On 12 January 2015 at 12:34, Attila Kinali wrote: > Hi, > > I just stumbled over this [1] nice article by Fritz Riehle that might be > of interest to others as well. > > Attila Kinali > > [1] "Towards a Re-definition of the Second Based on Optical Atomic Clocks", > by Fritz

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-13 Thread Jim Lux
On 1/13/15 2:41 AM, Attila Kinali wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:09:45 + Gregory Maxwell wrote: One exception here is space qualified oscillators. For those you go to the JPL and ask them to help you. Actually, you want to go to Applied Physics Labs (APL).. they're the USO folks. At JP

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-13 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:09:45 + Gregory Maxwell wrote: > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Attila Kinali wrote: > > I just stumbled over this [1] nice article by Fritz Riehle that might be > > of interest to others as well. > > I've seen less discussion of non-atomic stable optical oscillato

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-13 Thread Gregory Maxwell
On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Attila Kinali wrote: > I just stumbled over this [1] nice article by Fritz Riehle that might be > of interest to others as well. I've seen less discussion of non-atomic stable optical oscillators. Most (all?) of these optical atomic standards are passive atomic c

Re: [time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-12 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:34:03 +0100 Attila Kinali wrote: > I just stumbled over this [1] nice article by Fritz Riehle that might be > of interest to others as well. And while we are at it: "2e-18 total uncertainty in an atomic clock", by T.L. Nicholson et.al., 2015 http://arxiv.org/abs/1412.8261

[time-nuts] Current state of optical clocks and the definition of the second

2015-01-12 Thread Attila Kinali
Hi, I just stumbled over this [1] nice article by Fritz Riehle that might be of interest to others as well. Attila Kinali [1] "Towards a Re-definition of the Second Based on Optical Atomic Clocks", by Fritz Riehle, 2015 http://arxiv.org/abs/1501.02068 -- It is upon mora