Title :
Nearly quantum noise limited timing jitter from miniature Er:Yb:glass lasers
Author :
Schlatter, A. ; Rudin, B. ; Zeller, S.C. ; Paschotta, R. ; Spuhler, G.J. ; Krainer, L. ; Keller, U. ; Haverkamp, N. ; Telle, H.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We have measured the relative timing jitter of two passively mode-locked 10-GHz Er:Yb:glass lasers to be 190 fs (100 Hz-1.56 MHz) in free-running and 26 fs (6 Hz-1.56 MHz) in synchronized operation.
Keywords :
erbium; laser mode locking; quantum noise; solid lasers; timing jitter; ytterbium; 10 GHz; 100 Hz to 1.56 MHz; 190 fs; 26 fs; 6 Hz to 1.56 MHz; passively mode-locked Er:Yb:glass lasers; quantum noise; synchronized laser operation; timing jitter; Fiber lasers; Fluctuations; Frequency synchronization; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Noise measurement; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568138
