Title :
Free-space optical time-frequency transfer over 2 km
Author :
Swann, William C. ; Giorgetta, Fabrizio R. ; Sinclair, Laura C. ; Baumann, Esther ; Coddington, Ian ; Newbury, Nathan R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Precision free-space time-frequency transfer could advance fields where present microwave-based transfer is inadequate. We demonstrate an optical free-space link with femtosecond timing deviation and residual instability below 10-18 at 1000 seconds.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical transfer function; distance 2 km; femtosecond residual instability; femtosecond timing deviation; free-space optical time-frequency transfer; microwave-based transfer; optical free-space link; time 1000 s; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Time-frequency analysis; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
