Ultra-Precise Time Signal Transfer (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Ultra-Precise Time Signal Transfer

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NIST researchers transferred ultra-precise time signals over the air between a laboratory on NIST's campus in Boulder, Colo., and nearby Kohler Mesa. Signals were sent in both directions, reflected off a mirror on the mesa, and returned to the lab, a total distance of approximately 2 km. The two-way technique overcomes timing distortions on the signals from turbulence in the atmosphere, and shows how next-generation atomic clocks at different locations could be linked wirelessly to improve distribution of time and frequency information and other applications.

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Kelly Talbott, NIST

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