DocumentCode
876957
Title
Noise of mode-locked lasers
Author
Haus, H.A. ; Mecozzi, Antonio
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
29
Issue
3
fYear
1993
fDate
3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
983
Lastpage
996
Abstract
A theory of noise in mode-locked lasers is developed that applies to additive pulse mode-locked and Kerr lens mode-locked systems. Equations of motion are derived for pulse energy, carrier linewidth, frequency pulling, and timing jitter. The effect of gain fluctuations, mirror vibrations, and index fluctuations are determined. Measurements that can determine all four fluctuation spectra are described. Experimental data in the literature are compared with theory
Keywords
fluctuations; laser mode locking; laser theory; noise; optical Kerr effect; spectral line breadth; Kerr lens mode-locked systems; additive pulse mode-locked; carrier linewidth; equations of motion; fluctuation spectra; fluctuations; frequency pulling; index fluctuations; laser noise theory; mirror vibrations; mode-locked lasers; pulse energy; refractive index; timing jitter; Additive noise; Equations; Fluctuations; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Lenses; Optical pulses; Timing jitter;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3.206583
Filename
206583
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