Inline-Amplification-Free Time Transfer Utilizing Waveform-Resolved Single-Photon Detection

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.18503v1
• Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:41:52 GMT
• Title: Inline-Amplification-Free Time Transfer Utilizing Waveform-Resolved Single-Photon Detection
• Authors: Yufei Zhang, Ziyang Chen, Bin Luo, Hong Guo,
• Abstract summary: We propose a waveform-resolved single photon detection technique and experimentally perform tomography on the weak transferred signal with an average photon number of just 0.617 per pulse.<n>We achieve the time deviation of 95.68 ps and 192.58 ps at 200 km and 300 km respectively at an averaging time of 1 s, overcoming the technical lower bound induced by traditional photodetectors.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: High-precision time transfer over a long haul of fiber plays a significant role in many fields. The core method, namely cascading relay nodes for the compensation of signal attenuation and dispersion, is however insufficient to deal with crucial point-to-point transfer scenarios, such as harsh environments with extremely deficient infrastructure and emergency conditions. In long-distance signal transmission without any inline amplifiers, the high loss of the optical fiber link becomes the primary limiting factor, and direct use of traditional photodetectors at the receiving end will bring about a significant drop in the stability of detected signals. Here we propose a waveform-resolved single photon detection technique and experimentally perform tomography on the weak transferred signal with an average photon number of just 0.617 per pulse. By adopting this technique, we achieve the time deviation of 95.68 ps and 192.58 ps at 200 km and 300 km respectively at an averaging time of 1 s, overcoming the technical lower bound induced by traditional photodetectors. This work lays the foundation for through-type time transfer with high precision in those significant inline-amplification-free scenarios.

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