Specifications

Description

The Timing Distribution and Synchronization System (TDS) is fully integrated and remote controllable. With a set of redundant features, the possibility of a system failure during critical moments is minimized. A mode-locked laser is used as the Optical Master Oscillator (OMO) which is synchronized to a low-noise RF oscillator or a cavity-stabilized CW laser, to obtain optimum phase noise performance both close-in and far away from the carrier. The signal from the laser is amplified using our Source Distribution Amplifier (SDA), and split-up using our fully in-fiber Splitter box (SPBox) into the required number of ports. The pulsed, stable laser signal is then distributed across the facility using our Stabilized Fiber Links (SFL) to remotely synchronize lasers or RF systems with unprecedented overall precision and stability.

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Applications

• Timing distribution for large facilities
• Time and frequency

Application Notes

• SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION: Co-location of space geodetic techniques carried out at the Geodetic Observatory Wettzell using a closure in time and a multi-technique reference target
• SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION: The Application of Coherent Local Time for Optical Time Transfer and the Quantification of Systematic Errors in Satellite Laser Ranging