Amplitude and phase noise sensitivity of modelocked Ti:sapphire lasers in terms of a complex noise transfer function

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 9090-9095

  Scott, Ryan P ^a   Mulder, Theresa D ^a   Baker, Katherine A ^b   Kolner, Brian H ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; PHASE NOISE; PUMPING (LASER); RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; SAPPHIRE; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

AMPLITUDE NOISE SENSITIVITY; NOISE TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; PHASE NOISE SENSITIVITY; SAPPHIRE LASERS;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

EID: 34547194267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.009090     Document Type: Article

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