Title :
Noise characterization of a 10 GHz harmonically mode-locked fiber ring laser stabilized by cavity length control
Author :
Min Jhon, Young ; Jang, Chi Woong ; Kim, Jae Hun ; Byun, Young Tae ; Kim, Sun Ho
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Center, Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We have stabilized a 10 GHz harmonically mode-locked fiber ring laser by cavity length feedback control over 16 hours. The timing jitter and amplitude noise of the laser were measured from SSB noise spectra of the 1st and 4th harmonics.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser feedback; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser stability; optical harmonic generation; ring lasers; timing jitter; 10 GHz; 16 hour; RF power spectra; SSB noise spectra harmonics; amplitude noise; cavity length control stabilization; cavity length feedback control; first harmonic; fourth harmonic; harmonically mode-locked fiber ring laser; noise characteristics; optical delay line; timing jitter; Feedback control; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser stability; Noise level; Optical control; Ring lasers; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1134069
