Title :
Two-way satellite time and frequency transfer networks in Pacific Rim region
Author :
Imae, Michito ; Hosokawa, Mizuhiko ; Imamura, Kuniyasu ; Yukawa, Hirotaka ; Shibuya, Yasuhisa ; Kurihara, Noriyuki ; Fisk, Peter T H ; Lawn, Malcolm A. ; Zhigang, Li ; Huanxin, Li ; Nakadan, Yasuhiro ; Hagimoto, Ken
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Koganei, Japan
fDate :
4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A two-way satellite time and frequency transfer (TWSTFT) network in the Pacific Rim region is under construction to contribute to the calculation of the international atomic time (TAI). Four major time and frequency institutes in this region have been conducting long-term TWSTFT experiments. In addition to these institutes, several others in the region are planning to join the network. A new type of time transfer modem for TWSTFT is also described
Keywords :
atomic clocks; frequency standards; modems; satellite communication; time measurement; transfer standards; Pacific Rim region; TWSTFT; frequency institutes; frequency transfer networks; international atomic time; time institutes; time transfer modem; time transfer networks; two-way satellite; Clocks; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Global Positioning System; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Modems; Propagation delay; Satellite ground stations; Transponders;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
