Title :
Jitter reduction in digitally synchronized lasers
Author :
Wilcox, Russell ; Doolittle, Lawrence ; Gang Huang ; Fry, Alan
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We synchronize a modelocked Ti:sapphire laser to a 2.8GHz RF reference with 25fs jitter using an all-digital phase-locked loop, and a new technique for measuring the closed-loop transfer function and optimizing complex gain.
Keywords :
digital phase locked loops; jitter; laser mode locking; optical transfer function; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; RF reference; all-digital phase-locked loop; closed-loop transfer function; complex gain; digitally synchronized lasers; frequency 2.8 GHz; jitter reduction; modelocked Ti:sapphire laser; time 25 fs; Free electron lasers; Jitter; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Radio frequency; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
