Abstract
We demonstrate a self-aligned balanced cross correlator based on a single type-II phase-matched periodically poled crystal. The birefringence of the crystal generates a walk-off between the two orthogonally polarized pulses. This enables the balancing of the cross correlator with input pulses at the same center wavelength. As a first application of this single-crystal balanced cross correlator, we stabilized a long optical fiber link for timing distribution with long-term stable precision.
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