title: Impact of pulse dynamics on timing jitter in mode-locked fiber lasers.
abstract: We investigate the high-frequency timing jitter spectral density of mode-locked fiber lasers in different mode-locked regimes. Quantum-noise-limited timing jitter spectra of mode-locked-regime-switchable Yb fiber lasers are measured up to the Nyquist frequency with sub-100-as resolution. The integrated rms timing jitter of soliton, stretched-pulse, and self-similar Yb fiber lasers is measured to be 1.8, 1.1, and 2.9 fs, respectively, when integrated from 10 kHz to 40 MHz. The distinct behavior of jitter spectral density related to pulse formation mechanisms is revealed experimentally for the first time.
authors: KAIST Institute for Optical Science and Technology and School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Systems Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, South Korea.
authors: Youjian
authors: Y
authors: Song
authors: Kwangyun
authors: K
authors: Jung
authors: Jungwon
authors: J
authors: Kim