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Relative timing jitter measurements with an indirect phase comparison method

Paschotta, R. ; Rudin, B. ; Schlatter, A. ; Spühler, G.J. ; Krainer, L. ; Zeller, S.C. ; Haverkamp, N. ; Telle, H.R. ; Keller, U.

In: Applied Physics B, 2005, vol. 80, no. 2, p. 185-192

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    Titre
    • Relative timing jitter measurements with an indirect phase comparison method
    Auteur
    • Paschotta, R.. Institute of Quantum Electronics, Physics Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), ETH Zürich Hönggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 16, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
    • Rudin, B.. Institute of Quantum Electronics, Physics Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), ETH Zürich Hönggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 16, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
    • Schlatter, A.. Institute of Quantum Electronics, Physics Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), ETH Zürich Hönggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 16, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
    • Spühler, G.J.. Institute of Quantum Electronics, Physics Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), ETH Zürich Hönggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 16, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
    • Krainer, L.. Institute of Quantum Electronics, Physics Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), ETH Zürich Hönggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 16, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
    • Zeller, S.C.. Institute of Quantum Electronics, Physics Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), ETH Zürich Hönggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 16, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
    • Haverkamp, N.. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
    • Telle, H.R.. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
    • Keller, U.. Institute of Quantum Electronics, Physics Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), ETH Zürich Hönggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 16, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Applied Physics B, 2005, vol. 80, no. 2, p. 185-192. Springer Berlin Heidelberg; www.springer.de
    Autre version électronique
    Classification
    • Physique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:322494
    Summary
    We propose and demonstrate experimentally a method for the sensitive measurement of the relative timing jitter of two mode-locked lasers, which can be either free-running or timing-synchronized to a common reference oscillator. The method is based on the indirect comparison of the phases of two photodetector outputs, using a microwave oscillator, the noise of which does not affect the results, electronic mixers, and a sampling oscilloscope. We carefully analyze and experimentally demonstrate the potential of this method. Compared to phase detector methods, it has a broader scope of applications and a lower sensitivity to intensity noise. We also obtained data on the coupling of intensity to timing noise in photodetectors