title: Amplitude and envelope phase noise of a modelocked laser predicted from its noise transfer function and the pump noise power spectrum.
abstract: The amplitude and envelope phase noise of a modelocked Ti:sapphire laser are predicted based on the power spectral density of the pump laser and the noise transfer process. Pump laser noise is found to transfer directly to the modelocked laser's amplitude and phase noise power spectra through the noise transfer function (NTF) which is independently measured. We find good agreement between the shapes and absolute values of the predicted and measured Ti:sapphire AM and PM noise spectra except in regions where additional environmental influences affect the Ti:sapphire laser. The experiments were conducted with both a single-mode and a multi-mode diode-pumped solid-state pump laser.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Theresa D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: Ryan P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Kolner
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013057:Spectrum Analysis