Optical Time and Frequency Transfer
This grant focuses on advancing optical time and frequency transfer using frequency combs to improve clock synchronization for various applications.
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NRC Research Associateship Programs has archived this opportunity.
Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | November 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: Stipend approximately $82,764 per year plus $3,000 travel allowance; typical appointment duration 2 years.
Summary: Fellowship supporting postdoctoral research on frequency comb-based optical two-way time-frequency transfer to advance optical clock synchronization and networks.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens with a doctoral degree; applications require prior contact with a research adviser; NIST participates in February and August review cycles.
Description
This fellowship opportunity supports research in frequency comb-based optical two-way time-frequency transfer, aimed at enabling state-of-the-art optical clock measurements. The research focuses on developing ultra-precise methods for transferring time and frequency information over open-air paths, including terrestrial and satellite applications. Optical clock networks enabled by this technology have broad implications for fundamental physics tests, enhanced coherent sensing sensitivity, improved timing and navigation, and the distribution of an optically-defined time standard.
The research group leverages robust optical frequency combs and advanced digital signal processing techniques to achieve synchronization of clocks to within a femtosecond over 10-km scale paths and at terrestrial velocities. The fellowship is hosted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Communications Technology Laboratory in Boulder, CO.
