Title :
Kerr-lens mode-locked lasers as ultra-low noise microwave sources
Author :
Stenger, J. ; Telle, H.R. ; Steinmeyer, G. ; Keller, Ulrich
Author_Institution :
PTB, Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Kerr-lens mode-locked (KLM) femtosecond lasers provide a dense comb of phase coherent reference frequencies and thus are versatile tools for optical frequency measurements. We demonstrate that the quantum-limited pulse timing noise level of such a laser is substantially smaller than the noise generated by state-of-the-art microwave oscillators.
Keywords :
laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; laser noise; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical Kerr effect; optical pulse generation; quantum optics; solid lasers; Kerr-lens mode-locked lasers; dense comb; femtosecond lasers; noise; optical frequency measurement; phase coherent reference frequencies; quantum-limited pulse timing noise level; state-of-the-art microwave oscillators; ultra-low noise microwave sources; Frequency measurement; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Masers; Noise generators; Noise level; Optical noise; Optical pulse generation; Timing; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Nice, France
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6318-3
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC.2000.908187
