Title :
Predicting amplitude and phase noise of modelocked lasers from the pump noise power spectrum
Author :
Mulder, Theresa D. ; Scott, Ryan P. ; Kolner, Brian H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, CA
Abstract :
From a measurement of the noise power spectral density of the pump laser, we predict and verify the amplitude and phase noise of a modelocked laser using the noise transfer function method.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser variables measurement; noise measurement; optical pumping; optical transfer function; phase noise; amplitude noise; modelocked laser; noise power spectral density measurement; noise transfer function method; phase noise; pump laser; Density measurement; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Noise level; Phase noise; Power lasers; Power measurement; Predictive models; Pump lasers; (140.3425) Laser stabilization; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
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
