Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a laser time transfer system and method based on high-speed pseudo codes, which are used for solving the problems that the short-term precision of time-frequency transfer of a space time-frequency transfer link in the prior art is insufficient and the time-frequency transfer comparison requirement of a novel atomic clock cannot be met.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
The laser time transfer system based on the high-speed pseudo code comprises a laser time-frequency transfer system, wherein the laser time-frequency transfer system comprises an atomic clock, an optical comb frequency synthesis unit, two narrow linewidth lasers, two modulation modules, an amplifier, a digital signal processing unit, two optical phase-locked loops, an acousto-optic frequency shifter, two groups of delay lines, a coherent receiving module and a laser receiving and transmitting terminal;
the atomic clock comprises a plurality of microwave atomic clocks and optical clocks;
the optical comb frequency comprehensive unit comprises an optical comb, an optical comb locking unit and an optical generating microwave unit;
The optical comb locking unit comprises a photoelectric detector, a mixer, a loop filter, a voltage-controlled crystal oscillator and an acousto-optic frequency shifter;
the digital signal processing unit comprises an FPGA chip, a frequency integrated circuit and an AD;
The coherent receiving module comprises a 90-degree optical mixer and two balance detectors;
The laser time-frequency transmission systems are two groups of first laser time-frequency transmission systems and second laser time-frequency transmission systems which are respectively configured on different satellites, and the first laser time-frequency transmission systems and the second laser time-frequency transmission systems are symmetrical in structure and identical in function.
The invention also has the following characteristics:
Further, the wavelength difference between the first laser time-frequency transmission system and the second laser time-frequency transmission system is more than or equal to 0.8nm.
Further, the sampling rate of the AD is more than or equal to twice the code rate;
The FPGA chip comprises a high-speed data transmission interface.
The laser time transmission method based on the high-speed pseudo code is based on the laser time transmission system based on the high-speed pseudo code, and comprises the following steps of:
Step 1, for a first laser time-frequency transmission system, locking an optical comb of an optical comb frequency synthesis unit onto an atomic clock;
Step 2, for a first laser time-frequency transmission system, locking a narrow linewidth laser to an optical comb of an optical comb frequency synthesis unit;
Step 3, the first laser time-frequency transmission system generates a clock for generating pseudo codes and a clock for AD sampling through the optical comb frequency synthesis unit, generates the pseudo codes in multiple paths in parallel in the FPGA chip, modulates data on the pseudo codes to generate baseband signals, and outputs the multiple paths of baseband signals to the modulation module after parallel-serial conversion, and the modulation module modulates and amplifies the signals and then sends the signals to the laser receiving and transmitting terminal;
Step4, obtaining error signals of local laser and received laser by using two branch signals output by a coherent receiving module of the first laser time-frequency transmission system, inputting the error signals into two optical phase-locked loops, and realizing optical carrier synchronization by the two-stage phase-locked loops;
Step 5, the received light signal output by the laser receiving and transmitting terminal of the first laser time-frequency transmission system and the local laser signal output by the modulation module and delayed by the delay line are connected to the coherent receiving module, so as to complete coherent receiving and data demodulation;
Step 6, the digital signal processing unit of the first laser time-frequency transmission system is used for carrying out the chip-level multipath parallel code correlation processing, and the pseudo code signal output by the digital signal processing unit is delayed through a delay line to realize code synchronization;
step 7, the same operation as the first laser time-frequency transmission system in the steps 1-6 is adopted for the second laser time-frequency transmission system;
And 8, collecting a one-way time delay measured value from the first laser time-frequency transmission system to the second laser time-frequency transmission system and a one-way time delay measured value from the second laser time-frequency transmission system to the first laser time-frequency transmission system, calculating to obtain clock differences of the two atomic clocks, and finishing comparison of the two atomic clocks.
Further, step 2 comprises the following sub-steps:
Step 21, an optical frequency comb signal in an optical comb frequency synthesis unit of a first laser time-frequency transmission system and an optical frequency signal output by a narrow linewidth laser are connected to a photoelectric detector to obtain a radio frequency signal;
Step 22, the radio frequency signals are connected into a mixer together with the output signals of the atomic clock after frequency division, and the mixed signals are connected into a loop filter;
step 23, the signal output by the loop filter is connected to the voltage-controlled crystal oscillator, and the output signal of the voltage-controlled crystal oscillator is connected to the acousto-optic frequency shifter;
and step 24, adjusting parameters of a loop filter, and locking the narrow linewidth laser of the first laser time-frequency transmission system on an optical comb of the optical comb frequency synthesis unit after the loop is stable.
Further, step 3 comprises the following sub-steps:
Step 31, generating a pseudo code generating clock and an AD sampling clock by using an optical comb signal by using an optical generation microwave module in an optical comb frequency synthesis unit;
Step 32, the frequency synthesis circuit in the digital signal processing unit divides the clock generating the pseudo code into clocks which can be used by the FPGA chip in the digital signal processing unit, takes the clocks as reference, drives multiple paths of parallel generation of the pseudo code in the FPGA chip, modulates data on the pseudo code and generates a baseband signal;
Step 33, performing parallel-to-serial conversion on the generated multipath baseband signals in the FPGA chip, and outputting the baseband signals through a high-speed interface of the FPGA chip;
And step 34, the baseband signal is sent to a modulation module, modulated and amplified by the modulation module, modulated on light, amplified and sent to a laser receiving and transmitting terminal.
Further, in step 4, two branch signals of the coherent receiving module are respectively generated by two balance detectors inside the coherent receiving module;
the piezoelectric ceramic port of the narrow linewidth laser is adjusted by one optical phase-locked loop, so that the large-range slow tuning of the laser signal is realized, and meanwhile, the small-range fast tuning of the laser signal is realized by the other optical phase-locked loop, so that the optical carrier synchronization is finally realized.
In step 5, the optical signal output by the laser receiving and transmitting terminal and the local laser signal output by the modulator and delayed by the delay line are connected to a 90-degree optical mixer in the coherent receiving module;
the 90-degree optical mixer outputs four paths of optical signals of 0 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree and 270 degree;
wherein, 0 DEG and 180 DEG optical signals are connected into one balance detector, and 90 DEG and 270 DEG optical signals are connected into the other balance detector, thus realizing coherent receiving and data demodulation.
In step 6, the output signal of the coherent receiving module of the first laser time-frequency transmission system enters the digital signal processing unit to perform chip-level multipath parallel code correlation processing, and then two groups of delay lines are used for respectively delaying pseudo code signals output by the digital signal processing unit to realize code synchronization;
The two groups of delay lines are divided into an optical delay line and an electric delay line, the optical delay line delays an optical signal output by the modulation module, and the electric delay line delays an electric signal output by the digital signal processing unit.
In step 8, when the digital signal processing units of the first laser time-frequency transmission system and the second laser time-frequency transmission system find the maximum correlation peak value, adding the corresponding delay adjustment quantity of the chip level in the FPGA chip and the adjustment quantity of the delay line, so as to obtain the unidirectional delay value from the first laser time-frequency transmission system to the second laser time-frequency transmission system and the unidirectional delay value from the second laser time-frequency transmission system to the first laser time-frequency transmission system;
Then, according to the measured one-way time delay value delta T AB from the first laser time-frequency transmission system to the second laser time-frequency transmission system and the measured one-way time delay value delta T BA from the second laser time-frequency transmission system to the first laser time-frequency transmission, calculating the clock difference delta T of the two atomic clocks by using the following formula:
ΔT=(ΔTBA-ΔTAB)/2-ΔTL
where Δt L represents the error value of the link non-reciprocity error and the device delay error.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following technical effects:
The laser time transmission system and the method based on the high-speed pseudo code realize that a common narrow linewidth laser is locked to the atomic clock reference frequency by utilizing an optical comb, so that an optical carrier wave is more stable and accurate, realize time transmission by adopting a laser carrier wave carrying the high-speed pseudo code (the code rate is more than or equal to 1 Gcps) which is homologous to the atomic clock, and realize code correlation measurement with high precision by combining two schemes of realizing chip-level coarse delay in an FPGA and realizing fine delay superior to 1 chip by using a delay line. The transmitted high-speed pseudo code can realize time transmission and comparison, is an effective way for space high-precision atomic clock comparison, meets the time-frequency transmission comparison requirement of a novel atomic clock, and is suitable for industrial use and popularization.
Detailed Description
All the components in the present invention are known in the art unless otherwise specified. For example, a 90 ° optical mixer is used as a known conventional 90 ° optical mixer.
All operations in the present invention, unless specified otherwise, all employ methods known in the art. For example, in step 24, the loop filter parameters are adjusted using methods known in the art.
The following specific embodiments of the present application are provided, and it should be noted that the present application is not limited to the following specific embodiments, and all equivalent changes made on the basis of the technical scheme of the present application fall within the protection scope of the present application.
The laser time transfer system based on the high-speed pseudo code comprises a laser time-frequency transfer system, wherein the laser time-frequency transfer system comprises an atomic clock, an optical comb frequency synthesis unit, two narrow linewidth lasers, two modulation modules, an amplifier, a digital signal processing unit, two optical phase-locked loops, an acousto-optic frequency shifter, two groups of delay lines, a coherent receiving module and a laser receiving and transmitting terminal;
As shown in fig. 1, the first laser time-frequency transmission system includes an atomic clock 1, an optical comb frequency synthesis unit 1, a narrow linewidth laser 1, a modulation module 1, an amplifier 1, a digital signal processing unit 1, an optical phase-locked loop 2, a narrow linewidth laser 2, an acousto-optic frequency shifter 1, a modulation module 2, a delay line 1, a delay line 2, a coherent receiving module 1 and a laser receiving and transmitting terminal 1;
The second laser time-frequency transmission system comprises an atomic clock 2, an optical comb frequency synthesis unit 2, a narrow linewidth laser 3, a modulation module 3, an amplifier 2, a digital signal processing unit 2, an optical phase-locked loop 3, an optical phase-locked loop 4, a narrow linewidth laser 4, an acousto-optic frequency shifter 2, a modulation module 4, a delay line 3, a delay line 4, a coherent receiving module 2 and a laser receiving and transmitting terminal 2.
It should be noted that, the components in the laser time-frequency transmission system and the connection manner between the components are all known in the prior art, and those skilled in the art know how to connect the components, and the connection relationship between the components does not belong to the content discussed in this embodiment, and will not be described again.
The laser time-frequency transmission system is mainly used for completing the functions of modulation and demodulation, transmission and reception and signal processing, and the working principle of the laser time-frequency transmission system is further described below by combining specific components.
The atomic clock comprises various microwave atomic clocks and optical clocks, and is used for providing a frequency reference source for a laser time-frequency transmission system, wherein the atomic clock comprises common microwave atomic clocks such as a hydrogen clock, a cesium clock, a rubidium clock, a mercury ion clock, an integrating sphere clock and the like according to conventional selection, and can also comprise optical atomic clocks such as a strontium atomic optical clock, an aluminum ion optical clock, a calcium ion optical clock and the like, so as to provide a frequency reference source for the laser time-frequency transmission system.
The optical comb frequency synthesis unit comprises an optical comb, an optical comb locking unit and an optical generating microwave unit, wherein the optical comb, the optical comb locking unit and the optical generating microwave unit are all known units in the prior art, and the connection relationship is known in the prior art and is not repeated.
The optical comb locking unit comprises a photoelectric detector, a mixer, a loop filter, a voltage-controlled crystal oscillator and an acousto-optic frequency shifter.
The optical comb locking unit is used for locking the narrow linewidth laser on the optical comb, locking the optical comb of the optical comb frequency integrating unit on the atomic clock, providing a needed high-frequency signal for the digital signal processing unit, generating a clock of pseudo codes and an AD sampling clock;
The digital signal processing unit comprises an FPGA chip, a frequency integrated circuit and an AD;
The frequency integrated circuit and the AD of the FPGA chip are all known in the prior art, and the connection relation between the FPGA chip and the frequency integrated circuit and the AD is known in the prior art.
The function of the components within the digital signal processing unit is further described in connection with the specific components below:
The FPGA chip can generate pseudo codes in multiple paths in parallel, modulate data on the pseudo codes, generate time reference signals, and output multiple paths of baseband signals to the modulation module after serial-parallel conversion;
the modulation module is used for modulating and amplifying the received signals and then sending the signals to the laser receiving and transmitting terminal;
The coherent receiving module comprises a 90-degree optical mixer and two balance detectors;
The coherent receiving module can output branch signals, can obtain error signals of local laser and received laser according to the branch signals, and can realize optical carrier synchronization through two stages of optical phase-locked loops by inputting the error signals into the two optical phase-locked loops.
The coherent receiving module can also perform coherent receiving and separating optical signals and electric signals;
Furthermore, the laser time-frequency transmission systems are two groups of first laser time-frequency transmission systems and second laser time-frequency transmission systems which are respectively configured on different satellites, and the first laser time-frequency transmission systems and the second laser time-frequency transmission systems are symmetrical in structure and identical in function.
The FPGA chip comprises a high-speed data transmission interface, and the arrangement is the optimal scheme from the aspect of actual use requirement, so that the working efficiency is improved in actual use.
The laser time transmission method based on the high-speed pseudo code is based on the laser time transmission system based on the high-speed pseudo code, and comprises the following steps of:
Step 1, for a first laser time-frequency transmission system, locking an optical comb of an optical comb frequency synthesis unit onto an atomic clock;
Step 2, for a first laser time-frequency transmission system, locking a narrow linewidth laser to an optical comb of an optical comb frequency synthesis unit;
Step 3, the first laser time-frequency transmission system generates a clock for generating pseudo codes and a clock for AD sampling through the optical comb frequency synthesis unit, generates the pseudo codes in multiple paths in parallel in the FPGA chip, modulates data on the pseudo codes to generate baseband signals, and outputs the multiple paths of baseband signals to the modulation module after parallel-serial conversion, and the modulation module modulates and amplifies the signals and then sends the signals to the laser receiving and transmitting terminal;
Step4, obtaining error signals of local laser and received laser by using two branch signals output by a coherent receiving module of the first laser time-frequency transmission system, inputting the error signals into two optical phase-locked loops, and realizing optical carrier synchronization by the two-stage phase-locked loops;
Step 5, the received light signal output by the laser receiving and transmitting terminal of the first laser time-frequency transmission system and the local laser signal output by the modulation module and delayed by the delay line are connected to the coherent receiving module, so as to complete coherent receiving and data demodulation;
Step 6, the digital signal processing unit of the first laser time-frequency transmission system is used for carrying out the chip-level multipath parallel code correlation processing, and the pseudo code signal output by the digital signal processing unit is delayed through a delay line to realize code synchronization;
step 7, the same operation as the first laser time-frequency transmission system in the steps 1-6 is adopted for the second laser time-frequency transmission system;
And 8, collecting a one-way time delay measured value from the first laser time-frequency transmission system to the second laser time-frequency transmission system and a one-way time delay measured value from the second laser time-frequency transmission system to the first laser time-frequency transmission system, calculating to obtain clock differences of the two atomic clocks, and finishing comparison of the two atomic clocks.
Further, step 2 comprises the following sub-steps:
Step 21, an optical frequency comb signal in an optical comb frequency synthesis unit of a first laser time-frequency transmission system and an optical frequency signal output by a narrow linewidth laser are connected to a photoelectric detector to obtain a radio frequency signal;
Step 22, the radio frequency signals are connected into a mixer together with the output signals of the atomic clock after frequency division, and the mixed signals are connected into a loop filter;
step 23, the signal output by the loop filter is connected to the voltage-controlled crystal oscillator, and the output signal of the voltage-controlled crystal oscillator is connected to the acousto-optic frequency shifter;
and step 24, adjusting parameters of a loop filter, and locking the narrow linewidth laser of the first laser time-frequency transmission system on an optical comb of the optical comb frequency synthesis unit after the loop is stable.
Further, step 3 comprises the following sub-steps:
Step 31, generating a pseudo code generating clock and an AD sampling clock by using an optical comb signal by using an optical generation microwave module in an optical comb frequency synthesis unit;
Step 32, the frequency synthesis circuit in the digital signal processing unit divides the clock generating the pseudo code into clocks which can be used by the FPGA chip in the digital signal processing unit, takes the clocks as reference, drives multiple paths of parallel generation of the pseudo code in the FPGA chip, modulates data on the pseudo code and generates a baseband signal;
Step 33, performing parallel-to-serial conversion on the generated multipath baseband signals in the FPGA chip, and outputting the baseband signals through a high-speed interface of the FPGA chip;
And step 34, the baseband signal is sent to a modulation module, modulated and amplified by the modulation module, modulated on light, amplified and sent to a laser receiving and transmitting terminal.
In step 4, two branch signals of the coherent receiving module are respectively generated by two balance detectors inside the coherent receiving module, wherein the output signal of the optical delay line is used as the local laser of the coherent receiving module, and the output signal of the laser receiving and transmitting terminal is used as the receiving laser of the coherent receiving module.
The piezoelectric ceramic port of the narrow linewidth laser is adjusted by an optical phase-locked loop to realize large-range slow tuning of the laser signal, and meanwhile, the other acousto-optic frequency shifter is adjusted by the optical phase-locked loop to realize small-range fast tuning of the laser signal, so that the frequency and the phase of the local laser signal are consistent with those of the received optical signal, and homodyne reception is realized.
In step 5, the optical signal output by the laser receiving and transmitting terminal and the local laser signal output by the modulator and delayed by the delay line are connected to a 90-degree optical mixer in the coherent receiving module;
the 90-degree optical mixer outputs four paths of optical signals of 0 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree and 270 degree;
wherein, 0 DEG and 180 DEG optical signals are connected into one balance detector, and 90 DEG and 270 DEG optical signals are connected into the other balance detector, thus realizing coherent receiving and data demodulation.
Further, in step 6, the delay lines are divided into two groups, namely an optical delay line and an electrical delay line, the optical delay line delays the optical signal output by the modulation module, and the electrical delay line delays the electrical signal output by the digital signal processing unit.
In step 8, when the digital signal processing units of the first laser time-frequency transmission system and the second laser time-frequency transmission system find the maximum correlation peak value, adding the corresponding delay adjustment quantity of the chip level in the FPGA chip and the adjustment quantity of the delay line, so as to obtain the unidirectional delay value from the first laser time-frequency transmission system to the second laser time-frequency transmission system and the unidirectional delay value from the second laser time-frequency transmission system to the first laser time-frequency transmission system;
Then, according to the measured one-way time delay value delta T AB from the first laser time-frequency transmission system to the second laser time-frequency transmission system and the measured one-way time delay value delta T BA from the second laser time-frequency transmission system to the first laser time-frequency transmission, calculating the clock difference delta T of the two atomic clocks by using the following formula:
ΔT=(ΔTBA-ΔTAB)/2-ΔTL
Where Δt L represents the error value of the link non-reciprocity error and the device delay error. The error values of the link non-reciprocity error and the device delay error can be obtained through calculation by a conventional method in the field.