Title :
Measurements of pulse dynamics in mode-locked fiber lasers
Author :
Funk, Andrew C. ; Daubendiek, Dale E. ; Cundiff, Steven T. ; Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Stand. & Technol., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We present the measurement results of pulse dynamics in a mode-locked Er3+ fiber laser. The quantitative data will be useful for determining the noise-limits of optical frequency combs generated by mode-locked fiber lasers.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical variables measurement; Er; mode-locked fiber lasers; noise limits; optical frequency combs; pulse dynamics measurements; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Modulation; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4