A COMPARISON OF SPECTRAL AND TEMPORAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF TIMING JITTER AND THEIR APPLICATION IN A MODELOCKED ARGON ION AND DYE-LASER SYSTEM

被引:9
作者
HENDERSON, D
RODDIE, AG
机构
[1] Division of Electrical Science, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, Queens Road
关键词
Cathode ray oscilloscopes - Dye lasers - Frequency domain analysis - Gas lasers - Laser mode locking - Laser pulses - Mathematical models - Spectrum analyzers - Time domain analysis;
D O I
10.1016/0030-4018(93)90244-Y
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The temporal jitter of a modelocked argon ion laser and a dye laser is measured in the frequency domain using a spectrum analyzer and in the time domain using a sampling oscilloscope. Values for the jitter, that differ from those previously reported are given and the level of agreement between the two measurement methods is discussed.
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页码:456 / 460
页数:5
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