Title :
Synchronization of optical oscillators over a free-space link at the femtosecond level
Author :
Deschenes, Jean-Daniel ; Sinclair, Laura C. ; Giorgetta, Fabrizio R. ; Swann, William C. ; Baumann, Esther ; Coddington, Ian ; Newbury, Nathan R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate time synchronization of two optical oscillators across a turbulent 4-km free-space link. The time offset between oscillators is below 4 fs at minute timescales with less than 50 fs wander over 40 hours.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical testing; synchronisation; distance 4 km; femtosecond level; optical oscillator synchronization; time synchronization; turbulent free-space link; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Synchronization; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
