Title :
Oscillator phase noise measurements by picosecond synchroscan streak camera
Author :
Cunin, Bernard ; Eckert, Caroline ; Haessler, Auguste ; Heisel, Francine ; Miehé, Joseph A. ; Planat, Michel
Author_Institution :
Groupe d´´Optique Appliquee, Centre de Recherches Nucl., Strasbourg, France
fDate :
3/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new method/spl minus/with picosecond resolution/spl minus/allowing the recording of the instantaneous time phase fluctuations of a crystal controlled oscillator is presented. The oscillator under test drives the acoustooptic modelocker of a CW Nd:YAG laser associated with a synchronously pumped dye laser. By means of a streak camera illuminated by the ps dye laser pulses and synchronized by the oscillator signal the statistics of its zero crossings is analyzed.<>
Keywords :
crystal resonators; frequency measurement; measurement standards; streak photography; CW Nd:YAG laser; acoustooptic modelocker; crystal controlled oscillator; dye laser pulses; instantaneous time phase fluctuations; oscillator signal; phase noise; picosecond resolution; picosecond synchroscan streak camera; synchronously pumped dye laser; zero crossings; Acoustic testing; Fluctuations; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Noise measurement; Oscillators; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
