Stabilized Modulated Photonic Signal Transfer Over 186 km of Aerial Fiber
David Gozzard, Sascha Schediwy, Bruce Wallace, Romeo Gamatham, and Keith Grainge

TL;DR
This paper demonstrates that actively stabilized aerial optical fiber links up to 186 km can achieve stability comparable to buried links, making them a viable, cost-effective alternative for long-distance coherent signal transfer.
Contribution
It provides the first comprehensive stability measurements of stabilized aerial fiber links over 186 km, showing their potential as an economical alternative to buried fiber for frequency transfer.
Findings
Achieved absolute frequency stability of 2.7x10^-3 Hz at 1 s
Achieved stability of 2.5x10^-5 Hz at 8,000 s
Aerial fiber links are comparable to buried links for frequency transfer
Abstract
Aerial suspended optical-fiber links are being considered as economical alternatives to buried links for long-distance transfer of coherent time and frequency signals. We present stability measurements of an actively stabilized 20 MHz photonic signal over aerial fiber links up to 186.2 km in length. Absolute frequency stabilities of 2.7x10^-3 Hz at 1 s of integration, and 2.5x10^-5 Hz at 8x10^3 s of integration are achieved over this longest link. This stability is compared to that achieved over buried links for both radio and microwave frequencies. The results show that aerial fiber links are a suitable alternative to buried links for a wide range of frequency transfer applications.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies · Advanced Photonic Communication Systems · Optical Network Technologies
