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Optical frequency transfer over 38 km of installed fiber at less than 3x10-19 residual fractional instability

Published

Author(s)

Paul A. Williams, William C. Swann, Nathan R. Newbury

Abstract

We transmit a narrow-linewidth cw laser at 1535 nm across 38 km of installed fiber. Through standard Doppler-cancellation techniques, we achieve a residual fractional frequency instability of 4x10-17 at 1 second averaging time.
Proceedings Title
Optical Frequency and Time Measurement and Generatation
Conference Dates
July 23-25, 2007
Conference Location
Portland, OR, US

Keywords

doppler-cancellation, Frequency transfer

Citation

Williams, P. , Swann, W. and Newbury, N. (2007), Optical frequency transfer over 38 km of installed fiber at less than 3x10<sup>-19</sup> residual fractional instability, Optical Frequency and Time Measurement and Generatation, Portland, OR, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32641 (Accessed April 25, 2024)
Created July 22, 2007, Updated October 12, 2021