Title :
Timing distribution and RF-synchronization with mode-locked lasers
Author :
Kim, J. ; Ilday, F. Ö ; Winter, A. ; Kärtner, F.X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Large-scale timing distribution and synchronization based on mode-locked lasers is discussed. The noise of low-jitter mode-locked lasers is characterized. Amplitude-to-phase conversion in photodetection is measured and a scheme avoiding this conversion is proposed and demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; photodetectors; signal processing; synchronisation; timing jitter; RF-synchronization; amplitude-to-phase conversion; mode-locked lasers; timing distribution; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Timing jitter; Waveguide lasers; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528037
