(1 Joint Institute for Measurement Science,Department of Precision Instruments,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China)
(2 Department of Physics,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China)
(3 State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments,Department of Precision Instrument,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China)
(4 National Institute of Metrology,Beijing 100013,China)
We discuss the concept and methods for remote synchronization of time and frequency.We discuss a recent experiment that demonstrated time and frequency synchronization via a commercial fiber network, reaching accuracy of 7×10-15/s, 5×10-19/day, and a maximum time uncertainty of less than 50 femtoseconds. We discuss synchronization methods applicable to different topologies and their important scientific applications.