Title :
Long-term, long-distance, all-optical synchronization of ultrafast fiber lasers at the quantum limit
Author :
Cox, Jonathan A. ; Kim, Jungwon ; Kärtner, Franz X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate quantum limited timing jitter performance of ultrafast fiber lasers and long distance (320 meter) synchronization of similar lasers over 168 hours with 5 femtosecons rms precision, at the quantum noise limit.
Keywords :
Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Free electron lasers; Frequency synchronization; Laser noise; Laser theory; Masers; Optical fiber polarization; Phase noise; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
