Title :
A 500 km optical fiber link with six remotely controlled optical amplifiers for frequency comparison between MPQ and PTB
Author :
Predehl, Katharina ; Alnis, Janis ; Udem, Thomas ; Hánsch, Theodor ; Holzwarth, Ronald ; Terra, Osama ; Schnatz, Harald
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenopt., Garching, Germany
Abstract :
We report on the status of the optical link project between PTB and MPQ and present the to our knowledge first frequency transfer using urban fiber networks over a distance of about 500 km length.
Keywords :
Frequency; Optical control; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2