Frequency and time transfer for metrology and beyond using telecommunication network fibres
Optics
2015-07-16 v1
Abstract
The distribution and the comparison of an ultra-stable optical frequency and accurate time using optical fibres have been greatly improved in the last ten years. The frequency stability and accuracy of optical links surpass well-established methods using the global navigation satellite system and geostationary satellites. In this paper, we present a review of the methods and the results obtained. We show that public telecommunication network carrying Internet data can be used to compare and distribute ultra-stable metrological signals over long distances. This novel technique paves the way for the deployment of a national and continental ultra-stable metrological optical network.
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@article{arxiv.1507.04135,
title = {Frequency and time transfer for metrology and beyond using telecommunication network fibres},
author = {Olivier Lopez and Fabien Kéfélian and Haifeng Jiang and Adil Haboucha and Anthony Bercy and Fabio Stefani and Bruno Chanteau and Amale Kanj and Daniele Rovera and Joseph Achkar and Christian Chardonnet and Paul-Eric Pottie and Anne Amy-Klein and Giorgio Santarelli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.04135},
year = {2015}
}