DocumentCode
1515734
Title
Coherent Dual-Frequency Emission of a Vertical External-Cavity Semiconductor Laser at the Cesium
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Author
Camargo, Fabiola A. ; Barrientos, Jessica ; Baili, Ghaya ; Morvan, Loic ; Dolfi, Daniel ; Holleville, David ; Guerandel, Stéphane ; Sagnes, Isabelle ; Georges, Patrick ; Lucas-Leclin, Gaëlle
Author_Institution
Lab. Charles Fabry, Univ. Paris-Sud XI, Palaiseau, France
Volume
24
Issue
14
fYear
2012
fDate
7/15/2012 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1218
Lastpage
1220
Abstract
We describe the dual-frequency and dual-polarization emission of a diode-pumped vertical external-cavity semiconductor laser at 852 nm dedicated to the coherent population trapping of cesium atoms. The output power reaches ~20 mW on each frequency, with a frequency difference in the gigahertz range.
Keywords
caesium; light polarisation; optical pumping; radiation pressure; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; Cs; cesium D2 line; cesium atoms; coherent dual-frequency emission; coherent population trapping; diode-pumped laser; dual-polarization emission; vertical external-cavity semiconductor laser; Cavity resonators; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Masers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Metrology; semiconductor lasers; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2012.2199103
Filename
6198866
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