Kim, J.Burnham, J.Chen, J.Kartner, F. X.İlday, Fatih ÖmerLudwig, F.Schlarb, H.Winter, A.Ferianis, M.Cheever, D.2016-02-082016-02-082006http://hdl.handle.net/11693/27266Date of Conference: 26-30 June 2006Conference Name: 10th European Particle Accelerator Conference, EPAC 2006Tightly synchronized lasers and RF-systems with timing jitter in the few femtoseconds range are necessary sub-systems for future X-ray free electron laser facilities. In this paper, we present an optical-microwave phase detector that is capable of extracting an RF-signal from an optical pulse stream without amplitude-to-phase conversion. Extraction of a microwave signal with 3 fs timing jitter (from 1 Hz to 10 MHz) from an optical pulse stream is demonstrated. Scaling of this component to subfemtosecond resolution is discussed. Together with low noise mode-locked lasers, timing-stabilized optical fiber links and compact optical cross-correlators, a flexible femtosecond timing distribution system with potentially sub-10 fs precision over distances of a few kilometers can be constructed. Experimental results on both synchronized RF and laser sources will be presented.EnglishCorrelatorsFree electron lasersOptical fibersTiming jitterDistribution systemsFemtosecond timingMicrowave signalsMode-locked laserOptical-fiber linksPhase detectorsSynchronized laserX-ray free electron lasersUltrashort pulsesConference Paper