Quantum noise of a mode-locked laser

Authors
Haus, HA Margalit, M Yu, CX
Citation
Ha. Haus et al., Quantum noise of a mode-locked laser, J OPT SOC B, 17(7), 2000, pp. 1240-1256
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
07403224 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1240 - 1256
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(200007)17:7<1240:QNOAML>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The master equation of mode locking written in operator notation is supplem ented with noise-source terms that conserve commutator brackets. The noise sources are associated with the reservoirs responsible for loss and gain. T he output of a mode-locked laser with the least possible quantum noise is d etermined. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America [S0740-3224(00)01907-X].