Title :
Optical and microwave timing transfer and synchronization using optical pulse trains
Author :
Kim, Jungwon ; Cox, Jonathan A. ; Chen, Jian J. ; Kärtner, Franz X.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
Optical pulse trains from mode-locked lasers carry ultra-low-jitter optical and microwave signals. High-precision transfer of optical pulse trains to remote locations can result in large-scale synchronization of multiple ultrafast lasers and rf-systems. We report on the achievement of long-term (>10 hours) sub-10 fs accuracy in timing transfer as well as optical-to-microwave and optical-to-optical synchronization.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; microwave photonics; optical information processing; synchronisation; timing jitter; mode-locked laser; multiple ultrafast laser; optical pulse trains; optical-to-microwave synchronization; optical-to-optical synchronization; rf-systems; timing transfer; ultra-low-jitter signal; Fiber lasers; Free electron lasers; Laser mode locking; Masers; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Timing; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1794-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1075-6787
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.2008.4623048
