Title :
Femtosecond comb linewidths due to pulse dynamics in mode-locked laser
Author :
Cundiff, S.T. ; Wahlstrand, J.K. ; Willits, J. ; Schibli, T.R. ; Menyuk, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Abstract :
Measurements of the pulse dynamics in a mode-locked laser show that gain dynamics must be included. The dynamical response of the timing and phase are measured using femtosecond comb techniques, allowing prediction of the width of the comb lines due to noise.
Keywords :
dynamic response; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; femtosecond comb linewidths; gain dynamics; mode-locked laser; pulse dynamics; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382609
