DocumentCode
2659727
Title
Real-time phase stabilization utilizing two color one-way frequency transfer
Author
Ebenhag, Sven-Christian ; Hedekvist, Per Olof
Author_Institution
Meas. Technol., Commun. Lab., Sweden & Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
fYear
2012
fDate
21-24 May 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
The two color one-way frequency transfer in optical fiber is an alternative method to two-way time and frequency transfer that is useful if there are unknown asymmetries in the connection. The method is possible to use in existing infrastructure and is able to coexist with data channels for example in WDM systems, which make it possible to broadcast to multiple users and enables the user to be anonymous to the time or frequency transfer. The goal is to develop a stable one-way transfer method comparable with well-established two-way methods, with a precision and accuracy comparable to readily used satellite-based methods. The recent progress in the determination of the error sources introduced by the equipment used for phase comparisons as well as results from increasing the modulation frequency is presented. It is shown how the increase in frequency also enhances the precision, and a result from real time phase stabilization is presented. Furthermore, results from the introduction of a third wavelength are presented, with experimental data over one week periods.
Keywords
colour; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical modulation; WDM systems; data channels; error sources; modulation frequency; multiple users; optical fiber; phase comparisons; real-time phase stabilization; two color one-way frequency transfer; two-way time transfer; Delay; Frequency modulation; Mixers; Optical fibers; Oscillators; Phase measurement; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frequency Control Symposium (FCS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
ISSN
1075-6787
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1821-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FCS.2012.6243710
Filename
6243710
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