DocumentCode
2105338
Title
Femtosecond comb linewidths due to pulse dynamics in mode-locked laser
Author
Cundiff, S.T. ; Wahlstrand, J.K. ; Willits, J. ; Schibli, T.R. ; Menyuk, C.R.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
fYear
2007
fDate
21-25 Oct. 2007
Firstpage
719
Lastpage
720
Abstract
Measurements of the pulse dynamics in a mode-locked laser show that gain dynamics must be included. The dynamical response of the timing and phase are measured using femtosecond comb techniques, allowing prediction of the width of the comb lines due to noise.
Keywords
dynamic response; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; femtosecond comb linewidths; gain dynamics; mode-locked laser; pulse dynamics; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Lake Buena Vista, FL
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382609
Filename
4382609
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