Title :
Nearly quantum-limited timing jitter of passively mode-locked 10-GHz diode-pumped Er:Yb:glass lasers
Author :
Paschotta, Rüdiger ; Rudin, Benjamin ; Schlatter, Adrian ; Zeller, Simon C. ; Spühler, Gabriel J. ; Krainer, L. ; Keller, Ulrich
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
A novel measurement scheme demonstrates that the timing jitter of free-running passively mode-locked 10-GHz Er:Yb:glass lasers can be close to the quantum limit. With feedback stabilization, even lower jitter (27 fs rms, 6 Hz-1.56 MHz) is achieved.
Keywords :
erbium; laser feedback; laser mode locking; optical glass; optical pumping; quantum optics; semiconductor optical amplifiers; stability; timing jitter; ytterbium; 10 GHz; 6 Hz to 1.56 MHz; diode-pumped Er:Yb:glass lasers; feedback stabilization; free-running glass lasers; nearly quantum-limited timing jitter; passively mode-locked glass lasers; Diodes; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Low-frequency noise; Noise cancellation; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193096
