Attosecond timing jitter actively modelocked semiconductor fiber ring laser with normal net cavity dispersion

Author

Gee, S. ; Ozharar, S. ; Quinlan, F. ; Delfyett, P.J. ; Plant, J.J. ; Juodawlkis, P.W.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando

fYear

2007

fDate

6-11 May 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We report the generation of optical pulse trains with timing jitter of 770 attosecond (1 Hz -10 MHz) and 17.5 fs (extrapolated to Nyquist frequency) from a modelocked laser, using slab coupled optical waveguide amplifier.

Keywords

laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse generation; optical waveguide components; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; timing jitter; waveguide lasers; Nyquist frequency; attosecond timing jitter; frequency 1 Hz to 10 MHz; laser noise characteristic; modelocked semiconductor fiber ring laser; normal net cavity dispersion; optical pulse train generation; slab coupled optical waveguide amplifier; time 17.5 fs; time 770 as; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Timing jitter; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-834-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452580

Filename

4452580