DocumentCode
667833
Title
LIFT-the Italian link for time and frequency
Author
Levi, F. ; Calonico, D. ; Mura, A. ; Frittelli, Matteo ; Calosso, Claudio E. ; Zucco, Massimo ; Clivati, C. ; Costanzo, Giovanni A. ; Ambrosini, R. ; Galzerano, G. ; De Natale, P. ; Mazzotti, D. ; Sutyrin, N. Poli D. V. ; Tino, G.M.
Author_Institution
INRIM, Turin, Italy
fYear
2013
fDate
21-25 July 2013
Firstpage
477
Lastpage
480
Abstract
We report on the realization of the coherent optical link for time and frequency dissemination developed in Italy. The fiber backbone connects scientific laboratories that need accurate time and frequency measurements located in Torino, Milano, Bologna and Firenze. We briefly describe the technique, and report the status of installation and preliminary characterization.
Keywords
frequency measurement; optical fibres; optical links; time measurement; Bologna; Firenze; Italian link; LIFT; Milano; Torino; coherent optical link; frequency dissemination; frequency measurement; time dissemination; time measurement; Frequency measurement; Laser stability; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Fiber link; Time and Frequency transfer;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
European Frequency and Time Forum & International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFC), 2013 Joint
Conference_Location
Prague
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EFTF-IFC.2013.6702195
Filename
6702195
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