Title :
Phase noise suppression in electro-optic sampling
Author :
Zhang, J.M. ; Ruo, R. ; Jackson, M.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
Electro-optic sampling (EOS) is a powerful technique for characterization of ultra-fast electronic devices and integrated circuits. To date, it has been thought that the phase noise in mode-locked Ti:sapphire lasers is negligible at high detection frequencies (>1 kHz). In this paper we show that phase noise can have an effect comparable to intensity noise, and show how it is can be suppressed using a combination of two multi-order waveplates
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; optical noise; phase noise; signal sampling; electro-optic sampling; mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser; multi-order waveplate; phase noise suppression; Earth Observing System; Electrooptic devices; Integrated circuit noise; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Lasers and electrooptics; Phase detection; Phase frequency detector; Phase noise; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.812024
