Title :
Measuring timing jitter with optical cross correlations
Author :
Jiang, Leaf A. ; Wong, Samuel T. ; Grein, Matthew E. ; Ippen, Erich P. ; Haus, Hermann A.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The use of optical cross correlations for characterizing timing jitter is investigated. Applications, limitations, and correspondence to radio frequency measurements are presented and clarified. The probability density function of the timing jitter of semiconductor mode-locked lasers is deconvolved from the cross-correlation measurements with the aid of pulse characterization techniques.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser noise; laser variables measurement; optical correlation; semiconductor lasers; timing jitter; deconvolution; mode-locked laser noise; optical cross correlations; probability density function; pulse characterization techniques; radio frequency measurements; semiconductor mode-locked lasers; timing jitter; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor device noise; Timing jitter; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2002.800993
