DocumentCode
1104329
Title
Phase and amplitude fluctuations in a mode-locked laser
Author
Ho, P.-T.
Author_Institution
University of Maryland, Collge park, MD 20742-usa
Volume
21
Issue
11
fYear
1985
fDate
11/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1806
Lastpage
1813
Abstract
Comparisons are made of the phase and amplitude fluctuations of a laser when it operates single mode and when it is mode locked with the same total average power. Despite the much lower signal-to- (spontaneous emission) noise ratio of the mode-locked laser, the linewidth of each of the locked modes is the same as that of the single mode. The fluctuation of the total intensity of the mode-locked laser, and the linewidth enhancement factor due to intensity fluctuation as recently analyzed by Henry, are the same in both cases.
Keywords
Mode locked lasers; Fluctuations; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser transitions; Power lasers; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers; Signal to noise ratio; Spontaneous emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1985.1072594
Filename
1072594
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