High-Precision Time-Frequency Signal Simultaneous Transfer System via a WDM-Based Fiber Link
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Scheme of the WDM-Based System
3. The Experimental Results and Discussion
3.1. Optical Frequency Transfer
3.2. 1 PPS Time Signal Transfer
3.3. 10 GHz Microwave Frequency Transfer
3.4. Simultaneous and Independent Transfer Comparison
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Signal Type | ST (1 s) | IT (1 s) | ST (4000 s) | IT (4000 s) |
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Optical Frequency | ||||
10 GHz microwave Frequency | ||||
1 PPS (uncertainty) | ST = 2.08 ps | IT = 2.09 ps |
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Zang, Q.; Quan, H.; Zhao, K.; Zhang, X.; Deng, X.; Xue, W.; Chen, F.; Liu, T.; Dong, R.; Zhang, S. High-Precision Time-Frequency Signal Simultaneous Transfer System via a WDM-Based Fiber Link. Photonics 2021, 8, 325. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8080325
Zang Q, Quan H, Zhao K, Zhang X, Deng X, Xue W, Chen F, Liu T, Dong R, Zhang S. High-Precision Time-Frequency Signal Simultaneous Transfer System via a WDM-Based Fiber Link. Photonics. 2021; 8(8):325. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8080325
Chicago/Turabian StyleZang, Qi, Honglei Quan, Kan Zhao, Xiang Zhang, Xue Deng, Wenxiang Xue, Faxi Chen, Tao Liu, Ruifang Dong, and Shougang Zhang. 2021. "High-Precision Time-Frequency Signal Simultaneous Transfer System via a WDM-Based Fiber Link" Photonics 8, no. 8: 325. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8080325