Title :
Comparison of amplitude noise of a fiber optical parametric oscillator and a supercontinuum source
Author :
Kiani, Leily S. ; Lu, Ting ; Sharping, Jay E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Natural Sci., Univ. of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA
Abstract :
We show improvement in relative intensity noise (RIN) for a fiber optical parametric oscillator (FOPO) as a function of input power and of wavelength, an attractive alternative to supercontinuum (SC) for nonlinear optical microscopy.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser noise; optical microscopy; optical parametric oscillators; FOPO; amplitude noise; fiber optical parametric oscillator; input power; nonlinear optical microscopy; relative intensity noise; Amplitude modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Noise; Optical fibers; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
