Title :
Noise considerations for ultrafast measurements
Author_Institution :
IMRA America, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The effects of timing jitter of modelocked lasers are considered with regard to ultrafast measurement systems. To evaluate performance, a new time-domain method is used to measure timing jitter for a pair of modelocked Er:fiber lasers
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser variables measurement; timing jitter; modelocked Er:fiber lasers; modelocked lasers; noise considerations; time-domain method; timing jitter; ultrafast measurement systems; ultrafast measurements; Calibration; Delay effects; Frequency measurement; Laser modes; Laser noise; Noise measurement; Optical pulses; Quantum cascade lasers; Time measurement; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737810
