Timing jitter in synchronized time-lens source for coherent Raman scattering imaging

作者：Qiu, Ping^*; Wang, Ke

来源：Optics Express, 2015, 23(14): 18786-18791.

DOI：10.1364/OE.23.018786

Synchronized time-lens source is suitable for various applications in coherent Raman scattering (CRS) imaging up to video-rate. Timing jitter between the time-lens source and the mode-locked laser is a crucial parameter for estimating the synchronization performance. Although it has been measured experimentally, there is a lack of theoretical investigation of this parameter. Here we demonstrate numerical simulation results of timing jitter in a synchronized time-lens system, with parameters similar to those in real experiments. Our results show that due to the optical delay between the time-lens source and the mode-locked laser, the timing jitter is close to the intrinsic timing jitter of the mode-locked laser. Further reduction in timing jitter can be achieved by matching the optical delays between the time-lens source and the mode-locked laser.

• 出版日期2015-7-13
• 单位深圳大学