Characterization of a 450 km baseline GPS carrier-phase link using an optical fiber link
A global positioning system (GPS) carrier-phase frequency transfer link along a baseline of 450 km has been established and is characterized by comparing it to a phase-stabilized optical fiber link of 920 km length, established between the two endpoints, the Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik in G...
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| author | Stefan Droste Christian Grebing Julia Leute Sebastian M F Raupach Arthur Matveev Theodor W Hänsch Andreas Bauch Ronald Holzwarth Gesine Grosche |
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| description | A global positioning system (GPS) carrier-phase frequency transfer link along a baseline of 450 km has been established and is characterized by comparing it to a phase-stabilized optical fiber link of 920 km length, established between the two endpoints, the Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik in Garching and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig. The characterization is accomplished by comparing two active hydrogen masers operated at both institutes. The masers serve as local oscillators and cancel out when the double differences are calculated, such that they do not constitute a limitation for the GPS link characterization. We achieve a frequency instability of $3\times {10}^{-13}$ in 30 s and $5\times {10}^{-16}$ for long averaging times. Frequency comparison results obtained via both links show no deviation larger than the statistical uncertainty of $6\times {10}^{-16}$ . These results can also be interpreted as a successful cross-check of the measurement uncertainty of a truly remote end fiber link. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-edfe75185db14f8ab2fb89c286795d822023-08-08T14:23:04ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302015-01-0117808304410.1088/1367-2630/17/8/083044Characterization of a 450 km baseline GPS carrier-phase link using an optical fiber linkStefan Droste0Christian Grebing1Julia Leute2Sebastian M F Raupach3Arthur Matveev4Theodor W Hänsch5Andreas Bauch6Ronald Holzwarth7Gesine Grosche8Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik , Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, GermanyPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt , Bundesallee 100, D-38116 Braunschweig, GermanyPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt , Bundesallee 100, D-38116 Braunschweig, GermanyPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt , Bundesallee 100, D-38116 Braunschweig, GermanyMax-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik , Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, GermanyMax-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik , Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany; Ludwig-Maximilians Universität , Schellingstrasse 4, D-80799 München, GermanyPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt , Bundesallee 100, D-38116 Braunschweig, GermanyMax-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik , Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany; Menlo Systems GmbH , Am Klopferspitz 19a, D-82152 Martinsried, GermanyPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt , Bundesallee 100, D-38116 Braunschweig, GermanyA global positioning system (GPS) carrier-phase frequency transfer link along a baseline of 450 km has been established and is characterized by comparing it to a phase-stabilized optical fiber link of 920 km length, established between the two endpoints, the Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik in Garching and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig. The characterization is accomplished by comparing two active hydrogen masers operated at both institutes. The masers serve as local oscillators and cancel out when the double differences are calculated, such that they do not constitute a limitation for the GPS link characterization. We achieve a frequency instability of $3\times {10}^{-13}$ in 30 s and $5\times {10}^{-16}$ for long averaging times. Frequency comparison results obtained via both links show no deviation larger than the statistical uncertainty of $6\times {10}^{-16}$ . These results can also be interpreted as a successful cross-check of the measurement uncertainty of a truly remote end fiber link.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/8/083044frequency transferglobal positioning systemoptical fiber linkatomic clock06.20.-f06.20.fb |
| spellingShingle | Stefan Droste Christian Grebing Julia Leute Sebastian M F Raupach Arthur Matveev Theodor W Hänsch Andreas Bauch Ronald Holzwarth Gesine Grosche Characterization of a 450 km baseline GPS carrier-phase link using an optical fiber link New Journal of Physics frequency transfer global positioning system optical fiber link atomic clock 06.20.-f 06.20.fb |
| title | Characterization of a 450 km baseline GPS carrier-phase link using an optical fiber link |
| title_full | Characterization of a 450 km baseline GPS carrier-phase link using an optical fiber link |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of a 450 km baseline GPS carrier-phase link using an optical fiber link |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of a 450 km baseline GPS carrier-phase link using an optical fiber link |
| title_short | Characterization of a 450 km baseline GPS carrier-phase link using an optical fiber link |
| title_sort | characterization of a 450 km baseline gps carrier phase link using an optical fiber link |
| topic | frequency transfer global positioning system optical fiber link atomic clock 06.20.-f 06.20.fb |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/8/083044 |
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