Fiberoptic distribution of ultra-stable timing signals for JPL´s deep space antenna network

Author

White, Preston A., III ; Calhoun, Malcolm D. ; Kuhnle, Paul F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng. Technol., Southern Coll. of Technol., Marietta, GA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

1-4 Apr 1990

Firstpage

710

Abstract

An investigation by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) into the fiber-optic distribution of a 100-MHz timing signal derived from a single hydrogen-maser (H-maser) to the several antennas at a deep space network (DSN) site is discussed. An evaluation of the performance of fiber-optic transmitters and receivers is given. Studies of phase-noise spectral density characteristics and the linearity of three 1300-nm semiconductor laser transmitters and three receivers are discussed. Vibration tests are discussed. It is concluded that using fiber-optic systems to distribute, without degradation, the 100-MHz frequency standard to all antennas located at a DSN site is a viable procedure with the quality of optical transmitters and receivers currently available

Keywords

optical links; space communication links; 100 MHz; 1300 nm; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; deep space antenna network; fiber-optic distribution; fiber-optic receivers; fiber-optic transmitters; frequency standard; hydrogen maser reference frequency signal; linearity; performance; phase-noise spectral density characteristics; semiconductor laser transmitters; ultra-stable timing signals; Degradation; Fiber lasers; Laboratories; Linearity; Optical fiber testing; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Propulsion; Semiconductor lasers; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southeastcon '90. Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.1990.117909

Filename

117909