Performance of Laser Time-Frequency Transfer System in China Space Station

Zhibo Wu; Renfang Geng; Kai Tang; Wendong Meng; Haifeng Zhang; Zhien Cheng; Aimin Xiao; Shuaihe Gao; Xiao Wang; Yong Huang; Zhongping Zhang

doi:10.3788/AOS241285

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 6, 0628006(2025)

Performance of Laser Time-Frequency Transfer System in China Space Station

Zhibo Wu^1,3、*, Renfang Geng^1,2, Kai Tang¹, Wendong Meng^1,3, Haifeng Zhang^1,3, Zhien Cheng¹, Aimin Xiao⁴, Shuaihe Gao⁵, Xiao Wang⁵, Yong Huang^1,2, and Zhongping Zhang^1,3

Author Affiliations

¹Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200030, China

²School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

³Key Laboratory of Space Object and Debris Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu , China

⁴Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing , 100094, China

⁵National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710600, Shaanxi , China

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Paper Information

Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

Received: Jul. 11, 2024

Accepted: Sep. 25, 2024

Published Online: Mar. 24, 2025

The Author Email: Wu Zhibo (wzb@shao.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS241285

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