Title :
Optical transmission of frequency standards using mode-locked lasers
Author_Institution :
JILA, Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO
Abstract :
We report on distribution of highly-stable microwave and optical frequency standards across optical fiber networks using mode-locked lasers. Ultrafast technology has been found to improve transmission instability penalties by at least one order of magnitude
Keywords :
frequency standards; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; microwave photonics; optical fibre networks; frequency standards; highly-stable microwave; mode-locked lasers; optical fiber networks; optical transmission; transmission instability penalties; ultrafast technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6