Precise frequency transfer through a fiber network by use of 1.5-μm mode-locked sources

Kevin W. Holman; David J. Jones; Darren D. Hudson; Jun Ye

doi:10.1364/OL.29.001554

Precise frequency transfer through a fiber network by use of 1.5-μm mode-locked sources

Kevin W. Holman^*, David J. Jones, Darren D. Hudson, Jun Ye

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Abstract

We report the precise transfer of radio-frequency signals by use of the pulse repetition frequency of mode-locked laser sources at 1.5 μm transmitting through a fiber network. The passive transfer instability through a 6.9-km fiber is below 3 × 10^-14 at 1 s, which is comparable with the optical carrier-frequency transfer of a narrow-linewidth cw laser. The instability of the measurement system is below 7 × 10^-15 at 1 s. It is noted that the pulsed mode of operation offers almost an order-of-magnitude improvement in stability at 1 s over that with a sinusoidal amplitude modulation on an optical carrier.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1554-1556
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	29
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.29.001554
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2004
Externally published	Yes

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