Microwave frequency transfer over a 112-km urban fiber link based on electronic phase compensation*
- 1 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Chinese Physics B
- Vol. 29 (6), 064209
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ab84d6
Abstract
We demonstrate the transmission of a microwave frequency signal at 10 GHz over a 112-km urban fiber link based on a novel simple-architecture electronic phase compensation system. The key element of the system is the low noise frequency divider by 4 to differentiate the frequency of the forward signal from that of the backward one, thus suppressing the effect of Brillouin backscattering and parasitic reflection along the link. In terms of overlapping Allan deviation, the frequency transfer instability of 4.2 × 10−15 at 1-s integration time and 1.6 × 10−18 at one-day integration time was achieved. In addition, its sensitivity to the polarization mode dispersion in fiber is analyzed by comparing the results with and without laser polarization scrambling. Generally, with simplicity and robustness, the system can offer great potentials in constructing cascaded frequency transfer system and facilitate the building of fiber-based microwave transfer network.Keywords
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