Open AccessTiming jitter and phase noise of mode-locked fiber lasers
Author(s) -
R. Paschotta
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.005041
Subject(s) - fiber laser , optics , jitter , phase noise , noise (video) , laser , mode locking , pulse (music) , materials science , limiting , physics , telecommunications , computer science , detector , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , engineering
The noise properties of mode-locked fiber lasers differ in various respects from those of bulk lasers. The reasons for this are both quantitative and qualitative differences concerning the pulse formation. The underlying theoretical aspects are discussed in detail. It is found that the achievable noise level and the limiting effects depend strongly on the type of fiber laser. Depending on the pulse formation mechanism, noise levels may be much higher than predicted by simplified models.