Title :
The influence of cavity dispersion on amplitude and frequency noise in a Yb-fiber laser comb
Author :
Nugent-Glandorf, Lora ; Johnson, Todd A. ; Kobayashi, Yohei ; Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
Time & Freq. Div., NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We measure amplitude and frequency noise of a Yb fiber laser frequency comb in different dispersion regimes. Low cavity dispersion yields the lowest noise frequency comb.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser noise; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse generation; ytterbium; amplitude noise; fiber laser comb; frequency noise; laser frequency comb; low cavity dispersion; Cavity resonators; Dispersion; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Measurement by laser beam;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4