Title :
Sub-femtosecond timing distribution of an ultrafast optical pulse train over multiple fiber links
Author :
Cox, Jonathan A. ; Kim, Jungwon ; Chen, Jian ; Kärtner, Franz X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
The distribution of ultrafast optical pulse trains across 300 meters of fiber with sub-femtosecond timing jitter and 83 femtoseconds of drift over 25 hours, as measured between the outputs from two independent links, is demonstrated.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; timing jitter; distance 300 m; fiber laser; multiple fiber links; polarization mode dispersion; sub-femtosecond timing distribution; sub-femtosecond timing jitter; ultrafast optical pulse train; Delay; Electron optics; Extraterrestrial measurements; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Pulse measurements; Timing jitter; Ultrafast optics; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems; (320.7160) Ultrafast technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
