TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental investigation of relative timing jitter in passively synchronized Q-switched lasers
AU - Cheng, Haynes Pak Hay
AU - Tidemand-Lichtenberg, Peter
AU - Jensen, Ole Bjarlin
AU - Andersen, Peter Eskil
AU - Petersen, Paul Michael
AU - Pedersen, Christian
N1 - This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-36-3-415. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Relative timing jitter between synchronized Q-switched lasers, or lack thereof, is important for stable sum-frequency generation. Experimental investigation of two passively synchronized lasers shows that the jitter is minimized when the free-running repetition rates of the two lasers are close to, but not exactly, matching. When the free-running repetition rates are matched, the jitter is significantly large. At the best operating point, the pulse-to-pulse period was 200 μs, while the relative jitter between the two lasers was 9 ns. If the effect of the master laser's pulse-to-pulse jitter is removed, the residual timing jitter between the two lasers was 6 ns, which corresponds to the lower limit set by pump power fluctuations and noise from spontaneous emission. © 2011 Optical Society of America.
AB - Relative timing jitter between synchronized Q-switched lasers, or lack thereof, is important for stable sum-frequency generation. Experimental investigation of two passively synchronized lasers shows that the jitter is minimized when the free-running repetition rates of the two lasers are close to, but not exactly, matching. When the free-running repetition rates are matched, the jitter is significantly large. At the best operating point, the pulse-to-pulse period was 200 μs, while the relative jitter between the two lasers was 9 ns. If the effect of the master laser's pulse-to-pulse jitter is removed, the residual timing jitter between the two lasers was 6 ns, which corresponds to the lower limit set by pump power fluctuations and noise from spontaneous emission. © 2011 Optical Society of America.
U2 - 10.1364/OL.36.000415
DO - 10.1364/OL.36.000415
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0146-9592
VL - 36
SP - 415
EP - 417
JO - Optics Letters
JF - Optics Letters
IS - 3
ER -