Title :
Subpicosecond jitter from a precision optical triggering and timing system without active stabilization
Author :
Marciante, J.R. ; Bittle, W.A. ; Zuegel, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Abstract :
Pulses from an ultrafast oscillator are conditioned, amplified, and delivered in an all-optical-fiber architecture. Combined with an electro-optic receiver, the complete system delivers a 4-V electrical trigger with less than 400 fs additive jitter.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; high-speed optical techniques; laser stability; optical fibre amplifiers; timing jitter; all-optical-fiber architecture; electrical trigger; electro-optic receiver; precision optical triggering; subpicosecond jitter; timing system; ultrafast laser; ultrafast oscillator; voltage 4 V; Fiber lasers; Instruments; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Timing jitter; Ultrafast optics; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (060.2340) Fiber optics components; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers; (320.7100) Ultrafast measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628744
