Long-distance frequency transfer over an urban fiber link using optical phase stabilization

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2029-2035

  Jiang, H ^a   Kefelian F ^b   Crane, S ^a,c   Lopez, O ^b   Lours, M ^a   Millo, J ^a   Holleville, D ^a   Lemonde, P ^a   Chardonnet, Ch ^b   Amy Klein, A ^b   Santarelli, G ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c US NAVAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; PHASE NOISE;

ALLAN DEVIATION; COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELVES; FIBER EXTENSION; FIBER LINKS; FREQUENCY TRANSFER; OPTICAL PHASE; RE-CIRCULATION LOOPS; ULTRA-STABLE LASERS;

FIBERS;

EID: 59949102681     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.002029     Document Type: Article

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