17–22 May 2026
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AWAKE Laser Synchronisation and Optical Timing Distribution Network

SUP6030
17 May 2026, 14:00
4h
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Student Poster Presentation MC6.T24: Instrumentation: Timing and Synchronization Student poster session

Speaker

Joshua Gregory (Lancaster University)

Description

The Advanced Wakefield Experiment (AWAKE) at CERN demands state-of-the-art timing and synchronisation performance. Upgrades due for completion 2029 require sub-50 fs laser synchronisation from its distributed laser systems to achieve experiment baselines. Accordingly, a time-of-flight stabilised all-optical timing distribution network in development with Lancaster University aims to establish a timing coherence of tens of femtoseconds between sub-systems separated by 100 m. This contribution outlines system architecture, stabilisation strategy and progress to date.

Funding Agency

STFC, UKRI

Paper status No proceeding expected (student session).

Author

Joshua Gregory (Lancaster University)

Co-authors

Amos Dexter (Cockcroft Institute) Dr Benjamin Woolley (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Robert Apsimon (Cockcroft Institute)

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