• DocumentCode
    733299
  • Title

    Attosecond timing jitter characterization of mode-locked lasers using optical heterodyne techniques

  • Author

    Hou, D. ; Lee, C.-C. ; Yang, Z. ; Silverman, K.L. ; Feldman, A. ; Harvey, T. ; Mirin, R.P. ; Schibli, T.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate timing jitter characterization of mode-locked lasers with attosecond-resolution using optical heterodyne techniques. The measured integrated jitter for a free-running mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser was found below 20 as from 10 kHz to 5 MHz.
  • Keywords
    erbium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical glass; solid lasers; timing jitter; ytterbium; SiO2:Er,Yb; attosecond timing jitter characterization; attosecond-resolution; free-running mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser; frequency 10 kHz to 5 MHz; integrated jitter; optical heterodyne techniques; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Physics; Standards;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183736