DocumentCode
732976
Title
Timing jitter reduction of a passively mode-locked external-cavity semiconductor laser via repetition rate transitions and optical feedback
Author
Rauch, Simon ; Drzewietzki, Lukas ; Klehr, Andreas ; Sacher, Joachim ; Elsaser, Wolfgang ; Breuer, Stefan
Author_Institution
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Tech. Univ. Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
fYear
2015
fDate
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We investigate experimentally the influence of harmonic mode-locking and optical feedback on the timing jitter of a passively mode-locked external-cavity diode laser yielding a jitter reduction of up to a factor of 10 and we compare the results with numerical simulations.
Keywords
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; timing jitter; harmonic mode-locking; numerical simulations; optical feedback; passively mode-locked external-cavity diode laser; passively mode-locked external-cavity semiconductor laser; repetition rate transitions; timing jitter reduction; Cavity resonators; Frequency control; Harmonic analysis; Noise; Optical feedback; Optical pulses; Timing jitter;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7183413
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