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We investigated the root mean square (RMS) timing jitter and RMS intensity noise of the wavelength tunable femtosecond soliton pulses using the technique of radio-frequency spectrum analysis. We obtained interesting results that the generated solitons have almost constant RMS timing jitter and RMS intensity noise of approximately 410 fs and 0.03% in the wavelength region of 1600-1750 nm. It is therefore believed that the magnitudes of the jitter and noise are not greatly increased in the process of wavelength tunable soliton pulse generation. The wavelength tunable soliton pulse is confirmed to be stable and useful for practical applications.
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Matsuo, Y., Nishizawa, N., Mori, M. et al. Measurement of Timing Jitter in Wavelength Tunable Femtosecond Soliton Pulses. OPT REV 7, 317–322 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-000-0317-1
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