Title :
1.13-GHz repetition rate, sub-femtosecond timing jitter, CNT-mode-locked ultrafast Yb:KYW laser
Author :
Heewon Yang ; Hyoji Kim ; Junho Shin ; Chur Kim ; Sun Young Choi ; Guang-Hoon Kim ; Rotermund, Fabian ; Jungwon Kim
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech., Aerosp. & Syst. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We show 1.13-GHz repetition rate, 0.70-fs timing jitter optical pulse train directly generated from diode-pumped, CNT-mode-locked Yb:KYW laser. The measured jitter is the lowest for GHz pulse trains, and is suitable for high-resolution analog-to-digital conversion.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; laser mode locking; nanophotonics; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; timing jitter; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; C; KY(WO4)2:Yb; carbon nanotube; diode-pumped CNT-mode-locked laser; frequency 1.13 GHz; high-resolution analog-to-digital conversion; optical pulse train generation; repetition rate; subfemtosecond timing jitter CNT-mode-locked ultrafast laser; time 0.70 fs; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Measurement by laser beam; Semiconductor lasers; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
