Long-term stable timing distribution of an ultrafast optical pulse train over multiple fiber links with polarization maintaining output

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, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

The distribution of an ultrafast optical pulse train over multiple fiber links with long-term stable timing precision within 2 femtoseconds rms is accomplished by integrating a polarization maintaining output with 300 meter long fiber links.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; measurement by laser beam; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical variables measurement; laser pulse; long-term stable timing distribution; multiple fiber link; optical delay measurement; polarization maintaining output; size 300 m; ultrafast optical pulse train; Delay; Fiber lasers; Free electron lasers; Laser modes; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Timing; Ultrafast optics; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems; (320.7160) Ultrafast technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5225581