• DocumentCode
    1772344
  • Title

    Pulse dynamics in a mode-locked fiber laser and its quantum limited comb linewidth

  • Author

    Chengying Bao ; Funk, Andrew C. ; Changxi Yang ; Cundiff, S.T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Precision Instrum., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We fully characterized the pulse dynamics in a mode-locked Er fiber laser experimentally by measuring its response to gain modulation. The measurement allows us to evaluate quantum-limited comb linewidth and phase noise spectrum.
  • Keywords
    erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser variables measurement; optical modulation; phase noise; pulse measurement; gain modulation; mode-locked Er fiber laser; phase noise spectrum; pulse dynamics; quantum-limited comb linewidth; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989910