Ultralow timing jitter

Attosecond timing jitter modelocked lasers and ultralow phase noise photonic microwave oscillators

Photonic microwave oscillator based on optical frequency comb and ultrastable optical reference cavity represents the state-of-the-art solution to generate X-band microwaves of ultralow phase noise. Such high-quality microwave source enables a range of applications in which frequency stability and timing accuracy are essential to performance. Wide use of this technology, however, requires compa...

Ultralow-repetition-rate pulses with ultralow jitter generated by passive mode-locking of an optoelectronic oscillator

We demonstrate the generation of an ultralow-repetition-rate pulse train with a repetition rate of 19.6 kHz by passive mode-locking of an optoelectronic oscillator. The pulse-to-pulse timing jitter equals 0.06 ppm of the repetition time of the pulses. No significant dependence of pulse duration, pulse waveform, and timing jitter was observed when the cavity length was changed from 150 to 10,400...

Modeling Timing Jitter in Oscillators

Timing jitter in oscillators is a key factor determining the phase noise performance of phase-locked loops. This paper reviews a theory of phase noise in oscillators, and presents timing jitter models suitable for discrete event simulation of these systems.

Understanding and Characterizing Timing Jitter

The Role of Jitter in Timing Signals

Timing signal jitter can have a profound impact on a wide variety of applications from analog radio frequency (RF) or audio-to-digital communications. While information in a communications system, for example, is extracted from serial data streams by sampling the data signal at specific points, the presence of small quantities of jitter can alter the edge positions enough to lead to data errors...