Title :
Noise-characterization of an ultra-fast Raman fiber laser
Author :
Schröder, Jochen ; Coen, Stéphane ; Alasia, Dario ; Sylvestre, Thibaut
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland
Abstract :
We investigate the noise characteristics of a ultrahigh repetition rate Raman fiber laser, and show that the supermode noise can be significantly reduced by adding a subcavity to the laser.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser noise; noise characteristics; subcavity; supermode noise; ultra-fast Raman fiber laser; ultrahigh repetition rate; Autocorrelation; Band pass filters; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser noise; Noise reduction; Numerical simulation; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729115
