Open AccessUltrahigh precision synchronization of optical and microwave frequency sources
Author(s) -
Aram Kalaydzhyan,
Michael Y. Peng,
F.X. Kärtner
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/741/1/012084
Subject(s) - jitter , synchronization (alternating current) , microwave , femtosecond , sapphire , frequency drift , laser , physics , residual , optics , phase locked loop , optoelectronics , materials science , phase noise , computer science , telecommunications , channel (broadcasting) , algorithm , quantum mechanics
In this paper we demonstrate that balanced optical-microwave phase detectors (BOMPD) are able to provide a robust long-term optical-RF synchronization with sub-femtosecond residual timing drift over 24 hours in laboratory conditions without active temperature control of optical and electronic paths. Moreover, 10.833 GHz Sapphire-loaded cavity oscillator (SLCO) was successfully disciplined by 216.66 MHz laser oscillator using theBOMPD which resulted in a sub-femtosecond RMS jitter integrated from 1 Hz to 1 MHz