Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 3, 0312009(2023)

Research Progress of High Precision Free Space Optical Time-Frequency Reference Transfer Technology

Liandong Yu*, Jiasheng Zhu, and Yang Lu
Author Affiliations
  • College of Control Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266555, Shandong, China
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    Free space frequency reference transfer device of Observatoire de Paris[15]
    Free space phase-stabilized frequency transfer system[16]
    Schematic of frequency reference transfer of UWA[18]
    Schematic of frequency reference transfer of KAIST. (a) Schematic of extracting patterns of light[19]; (b) schematic of optical frequency reference transfer in 18 km free-space link[20]
    Schematic of time reference transfer of NIST. (a) Schematic of clock synchronization on 12 km link[23]; (b) schematic of clock synchronization on mobile platform[26]
    Schematic of optical two-way time-frequency reference transfer of NIST[29]
    Schematic of optical time-frequency reference transfer in three-node network[31]
    Schematic of time-frequency reference transfer of USTC. (a) Schematic of simulated ground to satellite link[32]; (b) schematic of 113 km link time-frequency reference transfer[33]
    Schematic of time-frequency reference transfer of UESTC[36]
    Comparison chart of transfer distance and accuracy in each research unit
    • Table 1. Research progress of free space optical time-frequency reference transfer in each research unit

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      Table 1. Research progress of free space optical time-frequency reference transfer in each research unit

      Research unitOptical sourcePath length /kmTransfer accuracy
      Observatoire de Paris151064 nm Nd∶YAG laser51.3×10-14@1 s
      NIST29Optical frequency comb25×10-16@1 s
      UWA161550 nm continuous laser0.68.9×10-18@1 s
      NIST30Optical frequency comb41.2×10-17@1 s
      KAIST20Optical frequency comb183.54×10-16@0.1 s
      NIST31Optical frequency comb282.5×10-15@1 s
      UESTC361550 nm continuous laser0.121.4×10-10@1 s
      UWA221550 nm NKT Photonics X15 laser0.2658×10-19@1 s
      USTC32Optical frequency comb163×10-14@1 s
      USTC33Optical frequency comb1132×10-15@1 s
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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Sep. 30, 2022

    Accepted: Nov. 4, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 14, 2023

    The Author Email: Liandong Yu (liandongyu@upc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP222673

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