Jitter analysis of timing-distribution and remote-laser synchronization systems.
We present a powerful jitter analysis method for timing-distribution and remote-laser synchronization systems based on feedback flow between setup elements. We synchronize two different mode-locked lasers in a master-slave configuration locally and remotely over a timing-stabilized fiber link network. Local synchronization reveals the inherent jitter of the slave laser as 2.1 fs RMS (>20 kHz), whereas remote synchronization exhibits an out-of-loop jitter of 8.55 fs RMS integrated for 1 Hz - 1 MHz. Our comprehensive feedback model yields excellent agreement with the experimental results and identifies seven uncorrelated noise sources, out of which the slave laser's jitter dominates with 8.19 fs RMS.
Kemal
K
Şafak
Ming
M
Xin
Qing
Q
Zhang
Shih-Hsuan
SH
Chia
Oliver D
OD
Mücke
Franz X
FX
Kärtner