Robust and precise length stabilization of a 25-km long optical fiber using an optical interferometric method with a digital phase-frequency discriminator

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作者
Musha, M
Sato, Y
Nakagawa, K
Ueda, K
Ueda, A
Ishiguro, M
机构
[1] Univ Electrocommun, Inst Laser Sci, Chofu, Tokyo 1828585, Japan
[2] Natl Astron Observ, Mitaka, Tokyo 1818588, Japan
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2006年 / 82卷 / 04期
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10.1007/s00340-005-2125-6
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have developed an optical fiber length stabilization system for the distribution of reference millimeter wave signals in a long-baseline phased-array radio telescope. The fiber length was compared with an absolute wavelength reference laser using a Michelson interferometer. We used a digital servo system including a digital phase-frequency discriminator with a wide phase dynamic range and a digital signal processor (DSP) for the digital servo system. All-digital servo system made it possible to realize a robust and precise length stabilization of a 25-km long optical fiber.
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