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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 6, 1274(2024)

Measurement of atmospheric non-reciprocity effects for satellite-based two-way time-frequency transfer

Ting Zeng1,2,3、†, Qi Shen1,2,3、†, Yuan Cao1,2,3、*, Jian-Yu Guan1,2,3, Meng-Zhe Lian1,2,3, Jin-Jian Han1,2,3, Lei Hou1,2,3, Jian Lu1,2,3, Xin-Xin Peng1,2,3, Min Li1,2,3, Wei-Yue Liu4, Jin-Cai Wu5, Yong Wang6, Juan Yin1,2,3, Ji-Gang Ren1,2,3, Hai-Feng Jiang1,2,3, Qiang Zhang1,2,3, Cheng-Zhi Peng1,2,3,7, and Jian-Wei Pan1,2,3,8
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  • 1Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
  • 3Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230094, China
  • 4Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
  • 5Key Laboratory of Space Active Opto-Electronic Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 6Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
  • 7e-mail: pcz@ustc.edu.cn
  • 8e-mail: pan@ustc.edu.cn
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    Ting Zeng, Qi Shen, Yuan Cao, Jian-Yu Guan, Meng-Zhe Lian, Jin-Jian Han, Lei Hou, Jian Lu, Xin-Xin Peng, Min Li, Wei-Yue Liu, Jin-Cai Wu, Yong Wang, Juan Yin, Ji-Gang Ren, Hai-Feng Jiang, Qiang Zhang, Cheng-Zhi Peng, Jian-Wei Pan, "Measurement of atmospheric non-reciprocity effects for satellite-based two-way time-frequency transfer," Photonics Res. 12, 1274 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation and Measurements

    Received: Nov. 6, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 2, 2024

    Published Online: May. 30, 2024

    The Author Email: Yuan Cao (yuancao@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.511141

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.511141

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