Title :
Correlation of supermode noise of harmonically modelocked lasers
Author :
Gee, S. ; Quinlan, F. ; Ozharar, S. ; Delfyett, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
Two types of supermode noise, uncorrelated and correlated, are demonstrated for two different types of harmonically modelocked lasers. The correlated supermode noise is originated from the excitation of multiple correlated optical supermodes.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser modes; laser noise; semiconductor lasers; fiber laser; harmonic modelocked lasers; multiple correlated optical supermode excitation; optical cavity; optical excitation; semiconductor laser; supermode noise; Fiber lasers; Gratings; High speed optical techniques; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical noise; Optical pulse shaping; Ring lasers; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers; (120.3940) Metrology; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628258
