Abstract
We demonstrate a 490-attosecond timing jitter (integration bandwidth: 10 kHz - 39.4 MHz) optical pulse train from a 78.7-MHz repetition rate, all-fiber soliton Er laser mode-locked by a fiber tapered carbon nanotube saturable absorber (ft-CNT-SA). To achieve this jitter performance, we searched for a net cavity dispersion condition where the Gordon-Haus jitter is minimized while maintaining stable soliton modelocking. Our result shows that optical pulse trains with well below a femtosecond timing jitter can be generated from a self-starting and robust all-fiber laser operating at telecom wavelength.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 26533-26541 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 4 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics