Title :
Characterization of the RIN-to-phase-noise conversion in the mode-locked fiber lasers
Author :
Kan Wu ; Shum, Perry Ping ; Chunmei Ouyang
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A method to characterize the noise conversion from the relative intensity noise to the phase noise in the mode-locked fiber lasers is proposed. The method is based on pump modulation and external modulation techniques.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical modulation; optical pumping; RIN-to-phase-noise conversion; external modulation; mode locked fiber lasers; pump modulation; relative intensity noise; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Modulation; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
