Title :
Experimental study of noise properties of a Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser
Author :
Ivanov, Eugene N. ; Diddams, Scott A. ; Hollberg, Leo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Western Australia Univ., Crawley, WA, Australia
fDate :
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The fidelity of a coherent link between optical and microwave frequencies is largely determined by noise processes in a mode-locked femtosecond laser. This work presents an experimental study of the noise properties of a Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser. It includes measurements of pulse repetition rate fluctuations and shot noise exhibited by the Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser. Based on the results of noise measurements, the fractional frequency stability of a microwave signal produced by the femtosecond laser has been evaluated.
Keywords :
laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; laser noise; sapphire; shot noise; solid lasers; titanium; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser; fractional frequency stability; microwave signal; mode-locked laser; noise measurements; noise properties; pulse repetition rate fluctuations; shot noise; 1f noise; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser stability; Masers; Microwave frequencies; Noise measurement; Optical noise; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TUFFC.2003.1197957
