High-stability transfer of an optical frequency over long fiber-optic links

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1284-1293

  Williams, P A ^a   Swann, W C ^a   Newbury, N R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; STABILITY; TIMING JITTER;

COHERENT TRANSFER; COHERENT TRANSPORTS; FIBER OPTIC LINKS; FREQUENCY INSTABILITIES; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS; OPTICAL CARRIERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY; SINGLE OPTICAL FIBERS;

PHASE NOISE;

EID: 55049103336     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001284     Document Type: Article

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