Title :
Direct observation of slow light in the noise spectrum of a laser
Author :
El Amili, A. ; Miranda, B.-X. ; Goldfarb, F. ; Baili, G. ; Beaudoin, G. ; Sagnes, I. ; Bretenaker, F. ; Alouini, M.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Aime Cotton, Univ. Paris Sud 11, Orsay, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we experimentally evidenced the existence of intracavity slow light effects in a laser induced by the CPO mechanism. These effects are probed by the laser spontaneous emission noise present in the non lasing modes.
Keywords :
laser noise; slow light; spontaneous emission; surface emitting lasers; CPO mechanism; VECSEL; coherent population oscillations; intracavity slow light effects; laser spontaneous emission noise; noise spectrum; nonlasing modes; vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942591
