Title :
Influence of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers on the timing stability of optical pulse trains
Author :
Löhl, F. ; Arsov, V. ; Felber, M. ; Hacker, K. ; Lorbeer, B. ; Ludwig, F. ; Matthiesen, K. ; Müller, J. ; Schlarb, H. ; Schmidt, B. ; Schulz, S. ; Winter, A. ; Zemella, J.
Author_Institution :
Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg
Abstract :
The influence of an erbium-doped fiber amplifier on the timing stability of an optical pulse train was characterized with balanced optical cross-correlation. Under optimized conditions, an added timing jitter of 0.5 fs was achieved.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; Jk:Er; balanced optical cross-correlation; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; optical pulse trains; timing jitter; timing stability; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Free electron lasers; Frequency synchronization; Laser noise; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Stability; Timing jitter; (120.3940) Metrology; (320.7160) Ultrafast technoloy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
