Title :
Noise characteristics of amplitude modulated harmonically mode-locked Er-doped fiber ring lasers
Author :
Rahwanto, Adi ; Matsuo, Yoshiro ; Nishizawa, Norihiko ; Goto, Toshio ; Mori, Masakazu ; Mizuchi, Hidehito ; Yamane, Ancl Kazuo
Author_Institution :
Nagoya Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The phase noise and the amplitude noise of the amplitude modulated harmonically mode-locked Er-doped fiber ring laser have been investigated. They are smaller than those in conventional harmonically mode-locked Er-doped fiber ring lasers.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical modulation; phase noise; ring lasers; timing jitter; Er-doped fiber ring lasers; amplitude modulated harmonically mode-locked laser; amplitude noise; fiber ring laser; harmonically mode-locked fiber ring lasers; mode-locked laser; noise characteristics; phase noise; Amplitude modulation; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Noise level; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Pump lasers; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0402-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.1999.820573
