Title :
Fiber Lasers for Frequency Standards in Optical Communications
Author :
Newbury, Nathan R. ; Swann, William C. ; Coddington, Ian ; Williams, Pete
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Optical light with millihertz relative frequency stabilities and subfemtosecond timing jitter can be produced from stabilized cw or mode-locked fiber lasers. We will discuss the generation, fiber-optic distribution and some applications of these coherent sources.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; frequency standards; laser mode locking; optical fibre communication; frequency standards; millihertz relative frequency stabilities; mode-locked fiber lasers; optical communications; optical light; subfemtosecond timing jitter; Communication standards; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528456
