Absolutely Consistent Fiber-Optic Phase Synchronization Based On Fixed-Phase-Reference Optical Active Compensation

An absolutely consistent fiber-optic phase synchronization scheme based on fixed-phase-reference optical active compensation is proposed. By measuring the time interval of time pulse and the phase difference of frequency signal, and then using the optical delay line to compensate the phase change in...

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Main Authors: Rui Wu, Fei Yang, Yanguang Sun, Fang Wei, Youzhen Gui, Yaqian Ding, Haiwen Cai
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Published: IEEE 2021-01-01
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author Rui Wu
Fei Yang
Yanguang Sun
Fang Wei
Youzhen Gui
Yaqian Ding
Haiwen Cai
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Fang Wei
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description An absolutely consistent fiber-optic phase synchronization scheme based on fixed-phase-reference optical active compensation is proposed. By measuring the time interval of time pulse and the phase difference of frequency signal, and then using the optical delay line to compensate the phase change in real time according to a fixed phase reference, the phase period ambiguity and the phase-lock control initial randomness are eliminated, realizing a stable and repeatable fixed phase difference between different sites. Then the phase synchronization performances of stability and absolute consistence have been demonstrated through experiments in different scenarios. The phase difference fluctuation within 10000 s is only ±0.0006 rad, showing an ultra-high stability. Under the total of 5 different operations, including the signal source restart, system restart, adding 20 m additional fiber, adding 1 km additional fiber, and adding 2 km additional fiber, the maximum inconsistency of the mean phase difference is about 1% of one full cycle. The proposed and verified absolutely consistent phase synchronization method can well maintain the coherence in transferring frequency signal, having important application prospects in radar network and other time-frequency-phase synchronization-based coherent detection.
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spelling doaj-art-bbf388e8cfc74665899d3cccb9314ac72025-08-20T02:38:36ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552021-01-0113311110.1109/JPHOT.2021.30755659416751Absolutely Consistent Fiber-Optic Phase Synchronization Based On Fixed-Phase-Reference Optical Active CompensationRui Wu0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5022-7535Fei Yang1Yanguang Sun2Fang Wei3Youzhen Gui4Yaqian Ding5Haiwen Cai6Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaKey Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaKey Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaKey Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaCenter of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaThe 23rd Research Institute, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Shanghai, ChinaKey Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaAn absolutely consistent fiber-optic phase synchronization scheme based on fixed-phase-reference optical active compensation is proposed. By measuring the time interval of time pulse and the phase difference of frequency signal, and then using the optical delay line to compensate the phase change in real time according to a fixed phase reference, the phase period ambiguity and the phase-lock control initial randomness are eliminated, realizing a stable and repeatable fixed phase difference between different sites. Then the phase synchronization performances of stability and absolute consistence have been demonstrated through experiments in different scenarios. The phase difference fluctuation within 10000 s is only ±0.0006 rad, showing an ultra-high stability. Under the total of 5 different operations, including the signal source restart, system restart, adding 20 m additional fiber, adding 1 km additional fiber, and adding 2 km additional fiber, the maximum inconsistency of the mean phase difference is about 1% of one full cycle. The proposed and verified absolutely consistent phase synchronization method can well maintain the coherence in transferring frequency signal, having important application prospects in radar network and other time-frequency-phase synchronization-based coherent detection.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9416751/Phase synchronizationoptical active compensationstability and consistencyphase coherence
spellingShingle Rui Wu
Fei Yang
Yanguang Sun
Fang Wei
Youzhen Gui
Yaqian Ding
Haiwen Cai
Absolutely Consistent Fiber-Optic Phase Synchronization Based On Fixed-Phase-Reference Optical Active Compensation
IEEE Photonics Journal
Phase synchronization
optical active compensation
stability and consistency
phase coherence
title Absolutely Consistent Fiber-Optic Phase Synchronization Based On Fixed-Phase-Reference Optical Active Compensation
title_full Absolutely Consistent Fiber-Optic Phase Synchronization Based On Fixed-Phase-Reference Optical Active Compensation
title_fullStr Absolutely Consistent Fiber-Optic Phase Synchronization Based On Fixed-Phase-Reference Optical Active Compensation
title_full_unstemmed Absolutely Consistent Fiber-Optic Phase Synchronization Based On Fixed-Phase-Reference Optical Active Compensation
title_short Absolutely Consistent Fiber-Optic Phase Synchronization Based On Fixed-Phase-Reference Optical Active Compensation
title_sort absolutely consistent fiber optic phase synchronization based on fixed phase reference optical active compensation
topic Phase synchronization
optical active compensation
stability and consistency
phase coherence
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9416751/
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