TIMING DISTRIBUTION IN ACCELERATORS VIA STABILIZED OPTICAL FIBER LINKS

Abstract

We present progress on fiber-optic based systems for highly stable distribution of timing signals for accelerators. This system has application for linac-based sources of ultrafast radiation which require sub-100 fsec synchronization or for very large accelerators such as the linear collider. The system is based on interferometrically stabilized optical fiber links with RF and timing signals distributed as modulations on the optical carrier. We present measurements of the stability of this link over distances of several hundred. This work was supported