REDUCTION OF PHASE NOISE IN PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED LASERS

被引:42
作者
WALKER, DR
CRUST, DW
SLEAT, WE
SIBBETT, W
机构
[1] J. F. Allen Physics Research Laboratories, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1109/3.119526
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The phase noise of a colliding-pulse mode-locked ring dye laser and a coupled-cavity mode-locked color-center laser has been reduced by up to two orders of magnitude in the 50-500 Hz range by referencing the cavity frequency of the optical resonators to that of an electronic oscillator.
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页码:289 / 296
页数:8
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