Title :
Stability and jitter of an actively mode-locked dispersion-managed fiber ring laser
Author :
Waiyapot, S. ; Matsumoto, M.
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We theoretically study the timing and energy jitter of an actively mode-locked dispersion-managed fiber ring laser. We show that the jitter is significantly dependent on the location of the filter, amplifier, and modulator in the cavity.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; jitter; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser stability; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; ring lasers; telecommunication network management; timing jitter; actively mode-locked dispersion-managed fiber ring laser; electro optical modulator; energy jitter; laser jitter; laser stability; modulator; optical filter; timing; Delta modulation; Fiber lasers; Jitter; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Ring lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
