Cascaded optical frequency transfer over 500-km fiber link using regenerative amplifier

Deng Xue^{1, 2, 3}, Jiao Dong-Dong^{1, 2, 3}, Liu Jie^{1, 3}, Zang Qi^{1, 2, 3}, Zhang Xiang^{1, 2, 3}, Wang Dan^{1, 3}, Gao Jing^{1, 2, 3}, Dong Rui-Fang^{1, 2, 3}, Liu Tao^{1, 3, †}, Zhang Shou-Gang^{1, 2, 3}

Setup of cascaded 500-km transfer link. SMC: single mode coupler; PD: photo diode; AOM: acousto–optic modulator; Bi-EDFA: bidirectional EDFA; FM: faraday mirror; RF: radio frequency generator.