Dual-comb-enhanced microwave clock synchronization over commercial fiber

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Hauptverfasser: Chen, Ziyang, Yu, Dongrui, Lu, Ganbin, Zhang, Yufei, Yu, Song, Luo, Bin, Guo, Hong
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author Chen, Ziyang
Yu, Dongrui
Lu, Ganbin
Zhang, Yufei
Yu, Song
Luo, Bin
Guo, Hong
author_facet Chen, Ziyang
Yu, Dongrui
Lu, Ganbin
Zhang, Yufei
Yu, Song
Luo, Bin
Guo, Hong
contents The large-scale clock network is the key ingredient to obtain high precision in many scenarios, from fundamental research to cutting-edge applications. The advantage of the time synchronization among microwave clocks is their cost, size, and accessibility. Here, we demonstrate a femtosecond-level time synchronization of microwave clocks through a commercial link of 205.86 km via dual-comb-enhanced optical two-way time transfer, which achieves a 6.23-fs residual time deviation between synchronized timescales at 1 s and an instability below 6E-18 at 10,000 s. Further, the high-precision time synchronization of microwave clocks significantly enhances the probe ability of subtle reciprocity changes of fiber to the sub-picosecond level. This work provides a path toward secure fiber time-frequency networks to support future microwave-clock-based precise timing and sensing systems.
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spellingShingle Dual-comb-enhanced microwave clock synchronization over commercial fiber
Chen, Ziyang
Yu, Dongrui
Lu, Ganbin
Zhang, Yufei
Yu, Song
Luo, Bin
Guo, Hong
Optics
Instrumentation and Detectors
The large-scale clock network is the key ingredient to obtain high precision in many scenarios, from fundamental research to cutting-edge applications. The advantage of the time synchronization among microwave clocks is their cost, size, and accessibility. Here, we demonstrate a femtosecond-level time synchronization of microwave clocks through a commercial link of 205.86 km via dual-comb-enhanced optical two-way time transfer, which achieves a 6.23-fs residual time deviation between synchronized timescales at 1 s and an instability below 6E-18 at 10,000 s. Further, the high-precision time synchronization of microwave clocks significantly enhances the probe ability of subtle reciprocity changes of fiber to the sub-picosecond level. This work provides a path toward secure fiber time-frequency networks to support future microwave-clock-based precise timing and sensing systems.
title Dual-comb-enhanced microwave clock synchronization over commercial fiber
topic Optics
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09535