The Dick effect for an optical frequency standard

• Published in: Journal of optics. B, Quantum and semiclassical optics Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. S150 - S154
• Main Authors: Quessada, Audrey, Kovacich, Richard P, Courtillot, Irène, Clairon, André, Santarelli, Giorgio, Lemonde, Pierre
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.04.2003; Institute of Physics
• Subjects: Exact sciences and technology; Measurements common to several branches of physics and astronomy; Metrology, measurements and laboratory procedures; Physics; Sciences of the Universe; Time and frequency; Frequency standards; Laser noise; Optical frequency; Ramsey-Bordé interferometer; Frequency stability; Atomic clocks; optical frequency stability; low frequency noise laser; Optical frequency standard

We present an analysis of the frequency stability degradation of an optical atomic frequency standard which is operated sequentially, and which is caused by the frequency noise of the laser used to interrogate the clock transition. This is an extension to optical frequencies of the 'Dick effect...