title: Spectral noise correlations of an ultrafast frequency comb.
abstract: Cavity-based noise detection schemes are combined with ultrafast pulse shaping as a means to diagnose the spectral correlations of both the amplitude and phase noise of an ultrafast frequency comb. The comb is divided into ten spectral regions, and the distribution of noise as well as the correlations between all pairs of spectral regions are measured against the quantum limit. These correlations are then represented in the form of classical noise matrices, which furnish a complete description of the underlying comb dynamics. Their eigendecomposition reveals a set of theoretically predicted, decoupled noise modes that govern the dynamics of the comb. These matrices also contain the information necessary to deduce macroscopic noise properties of the comb.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmeissner
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roslund
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Treps