Precision timing control for radioastronomy maintaining femtosecond synchronization in the atacama large millimeter array

IEEE Control Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-26

  Cliche, Jean Francois ^a   Shillue, Bill ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER SYNTHESIZER; LINE LENGTH CORRECTOR; MASTER LASER; PHOTONIC LOCAL OSCILLATOR; PRECISION TIMING CONTROL; RADIOASTRONOMY;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; AUTOMATION; CORRELATORS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PARABOLIC ANTENNAS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; PRECISION ENGINEERING; RADIO ASTRONOMY; RADIO WAVES;

CONTROL FACILITIES;

EID: 31944450722     PISSN: 1066033X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCS.2006.1580149     Document Type: Article

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