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Relative timing jitter in a counterpropagating all-normal dispersion dual-comb fiber laser

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OPTICA
Volume 9, Issue 7, Pages 717-723

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Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.458339

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  1. National Science Foundation [ECCS 2048202]
  2. Office of Naval Research [N00014-19-1-2251]

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This paper introduces a novel counterpropagating all-normal dispersion (CANDi) fiber laser and investigates its relative timing jitter (RTJ). The experiment reveals that the dominant factor affecting the RTJ is the pump relative intensity noise (RIN). Solutions to reduce the jitter are discussed.
The counterpropagating all-normal dispersion (CANDi) fiber laser is an emerging high-energy single-cavity dual-comb laser source. Its relative timing jitter (RTJ), a critical parameter for dual-comb timing precision and spectral resolution, has not been comprehensively investigated. In this paper, we enhance the state-of-the-art CANDi fiber laser pulse energy from 1 nJ to 8 nJ. We then introduce a reference-free RTJ characterization technique that provides shot-to-shot measurement capability at femtosecond precision. The measurement noise floor reaches 1.6 x 10(-7) fs(2)/Hz, and the corresponding integrated measurement precision is only 1.8 fs (1 kHz, 20 MHz). With this characterization tool, we are able to study the physical origin of the CANDi laser's RTJ in detail. We first verify that the cavity length fluctuation does not contribute to the RTJ. Then we measure the integrated RTJ to be 39 fs (1 kHz, 20 MHz) and identify the pump relative intensity noise (RIN) to be the dominant factor responsible for it. In particular, pump RIN is coupled to the RTJ through the Gordon-Haus effect. Finally, solutions to reduce the free-running CANDi laser's RTJ are discussed. This work provides a general guideline to improve the performance of compact single-cavity dual-comb systems such as the CANDi laser, benefitting various dual-comb applications. (c) 2022 Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Optica Open Access Publishing Agreement

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