• DocumentCode
    3526102
  • Title

    Fiber Lasers for Frequency Standards in Optical Communications

  • Author

    Newbury, Nathan R. ; Swann, William C. ; Coddington, Ian ; Williams, Pete

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Optical light with millihertz relative frequency stabilities and subfemtosecond timing jitter can be produced from stabilized cw or mode-locked fiber lasers. We will discuss the generation, fiber-optic distribution and some applications of these coherent sources.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; frequency standards; laser mode locking; optical fibre communication; frequency standards; millihertz relative frequency stabilities; mode-locked fiber lasers; optical communications; optical light; subfemtosecond timing jitter; Communication standards; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528456
  • Filename
    4528456