Title
Limits and prospects for long-baseline optical fiber interferometry
Author
Danial Shadmany
The James Franck Institute and Department of Physics, University of Chicago
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Abstract
Today’s most precise optical instruments—gravitational-wave interferometers and optical atomic clocks—rely on long storage times for photons to realize their exquisite sensitivity. Optical fiber technology is the most widely deployed platform for realizing long-distance optical propagation. Yet, its application to precision optical measurements is sparse. We review the state of the art in the noise performance of conventional (solid-core) optical fibers from the perspective of precision optical measurements and quantum technology that rely on precise transfer of information over long distances. In doing so, we highlight the limitations of this platform and point to the opportunities that structured fiber technology offers to overcome some of these limitations.
Keywords
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Object type
Language
English [eng]
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Title
Optica
Volume
9
Issue
11
ISSN
2334-2536
Issued
2022
Publication
Optica Publishing Group
Version type
Date issued
2022
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