Title :
Low noise and stabilized mode-locked diode lasers for arbitrary waveform generation
Author :
Delfyett, P.J. ; Gee, S. ; Quinlan, F. ; Juodawlkis, P. ; Plant, J.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics (CREOL), Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
Two types of low noise, stabilized mode-locked diode lasers will be discussed, as they pertain to arbitrary waveform generation. The lasers are optimized for either a time-domain or frequency domain architecture for waveform synthesis.
Keywords :
function generators; laser mode locking; laser noise; semiconductor lasers; arbitrary waveform generation; frequency domain architecture; stabilized mode-locked diode lasers; time-domain architecture; Diode lasers; Frequency domain analysis; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser stability; Noise generators; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688635
