Long-distance fiber-optical transfer of a radio-frequency control signal for radio-astronomy and sensing applications

Authors :: Guido Aben
Yabai He
Tim Rayner
Andre N. Luiten
T. Newlands
Brian J. Orr
Chris Phillips
Kenneth Baldwin
T. Tzioumis
R. B. Warrington
P. Mirtschin
Source :: Photonics and Fiber Technology 2016 (ACOFT, BGPP, NP).
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: OSA, 2016.
Abstract: Passive phase-conjugation enables precise fiber-optical transfer of radio-frequency reference signals over long distances, yielding high long-term stability for radio-astronomy and remote-sensing applications without active path-length stabilization.

Subjects :: Physics
Optical fiber
Fiber (mathematics)
business.industry
Stability (probability)
law.invention
Radio telescope
Optics
law
Transfer (computing)
Electronic engineering
Radio frequency
business
Phase conjugation
Radio astronomy

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