A Robust Fiber-based Frequency Synchronization System Immune to Dramatic Temperature Fluctuation

Abstract

Fiber-based frequency synchronization system is sensitive to temperature change because of the limited isolation and nonlinear effect of RF components in the system. In order to make it suitable for the use of large-scale scientific and engineering projects in which the ambient temperature of the fiber link changes dramatically, we designed a non-harmonic frequency dissemination system immune to temperature fluctuation. After the lab tests in which the ambient temperature of fiber fluctuates 40 degrees centigrade per day and 20 degrees centigrade per hour respectively, the relative frequency stabilities of this system reached 4.0 E-14/s and 3.0 E-16/1E4 s. It is demonstrated that the proposed non-harmonic scheme shows a strong robustness to the complicated working environment with dramatic temperature fluctuation.