Abstract
Methods and systems for using a laser type clock to produce a train of ultra-stable optical pulses. The methods and systems include generating an approximately 10 GHz ultralow noise pulse train from a harmonically modelocked laser having an intracavity Fabry-Perot etalon filter from a semiconductor lasers such as ring lasers, and the like. System output can have residual phase modulation(PM) noise values of approximately 18 fs and amplitude modulation(AM) noise values of approximately 0.05% RMS, and residual phase modulation(PM) noise values of approximately 94 fs and amplitude modulation(AM) noise values of approximately 0.05% RMS.
Document Type
Patent
Patent Number
US 6,735,229
Application Serial Number
10/443,495
Issue Date
5-11-2004
Current Assignee
UCFRF
Assignee at Issuance
UCFRF
College
College of Optics and Photonics
Department
CREOL
Allowance Date
12-30-2003
Filing Date
5-22-2003
Assignee at Filing
UCFRF
Filing Type
Nonprovisional Application Record
Donated
no
Recommended Citation
Delfyett, Peter; Christopher, Depriest; and Yilmaz, Tolga, "Ultralow noise optical clock for high speed sampling aplications" (2004). UCF Patents. 629.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/patents/629