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Integrated Optical Timing and RF Reference Distribution System for Large-Scale Linear Accelerators
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- A. Winter, J. Becker, F. Loehl, K. Rehlich, S. Simrock
DESY, Hamburg
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Highly-stable timing and RF reference distribution systems are required to meet the tight specifications in large scale accelerators for next generation light sources. In this paper, we present an approach based on the distribution of an optical pulse train from a mode-locked laser via timing stabilized fiber links. The timing information is contained in the precise repetition rate of the optical pulse train (~50 MHz), so RF can be extracted at end stations with a stability on the order of 10 fs. Less timing critical signals such as ADC clocks and trigger signals can be transmitted through the same stabilized fiber using a modulated cw laser operating at a different wavelength with sub-ps stability. As multiple wavelengths can propagate without interference through the fiber, it is also possible to integrate data communication in such a fiber system. This paper will review the timing system requirements and present a conceptual layout of an optical timing and reference frequency distribution system based on work done at MIT and DESY for the XFEL.
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