Experimental demonstration of a tunable dual-frequency semiconductor laser free of relaxation oscillations

被引：76
作者：
Baili, Ghaya [1 ]
Morvan, Loic [1 ]
Alouini, Mehdi [1 ,2 ]
Dolfi, Daniel [1 ]
Bretenaker, Fabien [3 ]
Sagnes, Isabelle [4 ]
Garnache, Arnaud [5 ]
机构：
[1] Thales Res & Technol, F-91767 Palaiseau, France
[2] CNRS, Inst Phys Rennes, F-35042 Rennes, France
[3] CNRS, Aime Cotton Lab, F-91405 Orsay, France
[4] CNRS, Lab Photon & Nanostruct, F-91460 Marcoussis, France
[5] Univ Montpellier 2, Inst Elect Sud, F-34095 Montpellier, France
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2009年 / 34卷 / 21期
关键词：
YB-GLASS-LASER; GENERATION; POLARIZATION; LOCKING; PURITY; NOISE;
D O I：
10.1364/OL.34.003421
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
Tunable dual-frequency oscillation is demonstrated in a vertical external-cavity surface-emitting laser. Simultaneous and robust oscillation of the two orthogonally polarized eigenstates is achieved by reducing their overlap in the optical active medium. The class-A dynamics of this laser, free of relaxation oscillations, enables one to suppress the electrical phase noise in excess that is usually observed in the vicinity of the beat note. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America
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页码：3421 / 3423
页数：3
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