Title :
Reduction of timing jitter to the sub-20-attosecond regime in free-running femtosecond mode-locked fiber lasers
Author :
Hyoji Kim ; Peng Qin ; Junho Shin ; Youjian Song ; Chur Kim ; Kwangyun Jung ; Chingyue Wang ; Jungwon Kim
Author_Institution :
Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate 18-attosecond timing jitter [10 kHz-94 MHz] pulse trains from 188MHz mode-locked Yb-fiber lasers. This is the lowest timing jitter from free-running fiber lasers, comparable to the performance of lowest-jitter Ti:sapphire lasers.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; timing jitter; ytterbium; Yb; free-running femtosecond mode-locked ytterbium-fiber lasers; frequency 10 kHz to 94 MHz; frequency 188 MHz; subattosecond timing jitter reduction; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber dispersion; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
