• DocumentCode
    2231007
  • Title

    Attosecond-resolution timing jitter characterization of free-running mode-locked lasers

  • Author

    Kim, Jungwon ; Chen, Jeff ; Cox, Jonathan ; Kartner, Franz X.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Timing jitter characterization of free-running mode-locked lasers is demonstrated using balanced optical cross-correlation in the timing detector and the timing delay configurations. The limitation set by shot noise is 470 attoseconds in 10-MHz bandwidth.
  • Keywords
    laser mode locking; shot noise; solid lasers; timing jitter; attosecond-resolution timing jitter; balanced optical cross-correlation; free-running mode-locked lasers; frequency 10 MHz; shot noise; timing delay configurations; timing detector; Delay; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Masers; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Timing jitter; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers; (320.7160) Ultrafast technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571238
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2231007