Long-term stable frequency transfer over an urban fiber link using microwave phase stabilization

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 506-511

  Hou, Dong ^a   Li, Peng ^a   Liu, Cheng ^a   Zhao, Jianye ^a   Zhang, Zhigang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; FREQUENCY STABILITY; OPTICAL FIBERS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ACTIVE COMPENSATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMPENSATION; FIBER LINKS; FREQUENCY COMBS; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL-FIBER LINKS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHASE FLUCTUATION; PHASE STABILIZATION; STABLE FREQUENCIES; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

FIBERS;

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; CITY; COMPUTER NETWORK; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

CITIES; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL FIBERS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 78751489060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.000506     Document Type: Article

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