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
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