Title :
Ultralow noise, etalon stabilized, 10 GHz optical frequency comb based on a Slab-Coupled Waveguide Amplifier
Author :
Davila-Rodriguez, Josue ; Ozdur, Ibrahim ; Williams, Charles ; Mandridis, Dimitrios ; Delfyett, Peter J. ; Plant, J.J. ; Juodawlkis, P.W.
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
A 10 GHz mode-locked laser based on a Slab-Coupled Optical Waveguide Amplifier with an intra-cavity etalon is presented. The timing jitter is ~2.3 fs (10 Hz to 100 MHz), the lowest reported to our knowledge.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical waveguides; timing jitter; frequency 10 GHz; intra-cavity etalon; mode-locked laser; slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier; timing jitter; ultralow noise etalon stabilized optical frequency comb; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical signal processing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
