Nearly quantum-noise-limited timing jitter from miniature Er:Yb:glass lasers

被引：53

作者：

Schlatter, A

Rudin, B

Zeller, SC

Paschotta, R

Spühler, GJ

Krainer, L

Haverkamp, N

Telle, HR

Keller, U

机构：

[1] ETH, Dept Phys, Inst Quantum Elect, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland

[2] Phys Tech Bundesanstalt, D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2005年 / 30卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.30.001536

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We report on nearly quantum-limited timing-jitter performance of two passively mode-locked Er:Yb:glass lasers with a repetition rate of 10 GHz. The relative timing jitter of both lasers was measured to be 190 fs (100 Hz-1.56 MHz) root mean square. The remaining cavity-length fluctuations are below 7.5 pm in the 6 Hz-8 kHz frequency range, indicating the stability of a rugged miniature cavity setup. By actively controlling the cavity length we reduced the timing jitter to 26 fs (6 Hz-1.56 MHz). We also discuss the influence of cavity length on the practically achievable timing jitter. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.

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页码：1536 / 1538

页数：3

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