REFERENCE FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION OVER OPTICAL FIBER

George Lutes, Albert Kirk

Abstract:	An experiment has been performed in which the stability of a fiber-optic link 14 kms long, was measured and found to be 1,5 X 10-15 for 1000 seconds averaging time. A 100 MHz reference frequency generated by a hydrogen maser frequency standard was transmitted over a single-mode fiber-optic link from Deep Space Station (DSS) 13 to DSS-12 and back again. The stability of the fiber-optic link was measured by comparing the output signal to the input signal in a JPL designed frequency stability analyzer. The experiment was performed in April 1986 at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (DSCC) near Barstow, California, part of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN). This paper will discuss the significance of stable reference frequency distribution in NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) and will describe the fiber-optic link, the measurement method and equipment, and the results of the experiment.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 18th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting December 2 - 4, 1986 DuPont Plaza Hotel Washington, DC
Pages:	385 - 394
Cite this article:	Lutes, George, Kirk, Albert, "REFERENCE FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION OVER OPTICAL FIBER," Proceedings of the 18th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Washington, DC, December 1986, pp. 385-394.
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