Title :
Transmission of an Optical Carrier Frequency over a Telecommunication Fiber Link
Author :
Grosche, G. ; Lipphardt, B. ; Schnatz, H. ; Santarelli, G. ; Lemonde, P. ; Bize, S. ; Lours, M. ; Narbonneau, F. ; Clairon, A. ; Lopez, O. ; Amy-Klein, A. ; Chardonnet, Ch.
Author_Institution :
Phys.-Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Abstract :
We investigated the transfer of an ultra-stable optical frequency via an optical fiber link. We achieved an instability below 6x10-18 for a distance of 86 km, and <2x10-17 over 211 km (integration time ~8000s).
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical links; distance 86 km; optical carrier frequency; optical fiber link; telecommunication fiber link; ultra-stable optical frequency; Clocks; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser stability; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452577
