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A detailed experimental analysis of the amplitude noise in high-repetition-rate picosecond pulse trains generated by spectral filtering of a frequency-modulated Er-Yb:glass laser is reported. Two distinct sources of noise are identified, and stabilization techniques for noise suppression are proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Intensity noise suppression of ∼20 dB, corresponding to less than 2% residual amplitude fluctuations of the pulse train, has been achieved at repetition rates of 2.5 GHz and 5 GHz with pulse durations of ∼50 ps.
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Received: 28 July 1999 / Revised version: 13 September 1999 / Published online: 20 October 1999
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Longhi, S., Marano, M., Laporta, P. et al. Amplitude noise suppression in high-repetition-rate pulse train generation from a frequency-modulated Er-Yb laser. Appl Phys B 69, 487–490 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400050839
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400050839