Abstract
In this letter, an implementation of high-precision time transfer over an 1839-km field fiber loop back link between two provincial capitals of China, Xi'an and Taiyuan, is reported. Time transfer stability of 6.5 ps at an averaging time of 1 s and 4.6 ps at 40000 s were achieved. The uncertainty for the time transfer system was evaluated, showing a budget of 56.2 ps. These results represent a significant milestone in achieving high-precision time transfer over a field fiber link spanning thousands of kilometers, signifying a record-breaking achievement for the real-field time transfer both in stability and in distance, which paves the way for constructing the nationwide high-precision time service via fiber network.
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