Title :
Experimental study of noise properties of a Ti-sapphire mode-locked laser
Author :
Ivanov, E.N. ; Hollberg, L. ; Diddams, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The goal this work was to study the limitations imposed on frequency stability of synthesised optical signal by intrinsic fluctuations of the femtosecond laser as well as fluctuations in the optical readout system
Keywords :
fluctuations; frequency measurement; frequency standards; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; laser noise; measurement by laser beam; optical variables measurement; titanium; Ti-sapphire mode-locked laser; Ti:Al2O3; femtosecond combs; intrinsic fluctuations; microstructure fiber; microwave domains; optical comb; optical domains; optical frequency measurements; optical readout; synthesised optical signal; Fluctuations; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium and PDA Exhibition, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7028-7
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.2001.956173