Performance of the TPS RF Reference Distribution Links

A fiber based 500 MHz RF reference distribution system with femto-second jitter and temperature drift compensation will deploy for the Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) project. The system consists of several pair’s commercial available continue wave RF fiber links. Installation is performed in the 1 st quarter of 2014. Characterize the performance of the install system are in proceeding. Jitter of the transfer RF reference and drift due to ambient temperature effects are investigated systematically. Instrumentations to support the measurement are also addressed. Follow up plans to revise the system configuration and work out to transfer low jitter RF reference to time-resolved experimental stations are in considered. Measurement results will be summarized in this report.