Title :
Quantum-limited timing jitter in actively modelocked lasers
Author :
Grein, M.E. ; Jiang, L.A. ; Haus, H.A. ; Ippen, E.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The quantum-limited timing jitter of actively modelocked lasers is set by the balance between amplified spontaneous emission and restoring forces provided by modulation and optical filtering. We present theory and experimental results for a fiber laser and an external-cavity semiconductor laser. We also show a scheme for reducing timing jitter using GVD and phase modulation.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical dispersion; optical fibre communication; optical filters; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; phase modulation; semiconductor lasers; time division multiplexing; timing jitter; GVD; amplified spontaneous emission; external-cavity semiconductor laser; fiber laser; group-velocity dispersion; modelocked lasers; modulation; optical filtering; phase modulation; quantum-limited timing jitter; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7982-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224331
