Title :
Simultaneous time and frequency transfer over a 158-km-long fiber network using a mode-locked laser
Author :
Lessing, Maurice ; Margolis, Helen S. ; Brown, C. Tom A. ; Marra, Giuseppe
Author_Institution :
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
Abstract :
We present a technique for simultaneous optical and microwave frequency transfer as well as time transfer using a mode-locked laser. We demonstrate a time deviation of 300 fs at 10 s averaging time on an installed 158 km fiber link.
Keywords :
frequency measurement; laser mode locking; measurement by laser beam; microwave measurement; optical fibre communication; time measurement; distance 158 km; fiber link; long fiber network; microwave frequency transfer; mode-locked laser; time 300 fs; time deviation; time transfer; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical pulses; Phase noise; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
