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 :
The role of coherent population oscillations is evidenced in the noise spectrum of an ultra-low noise laser. The coherent population oscillations manifest themselves through their associated dispersion probed by the non-lasing side modes.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser noise; optical dispersion; optical saturable absorption; slow light; associated dispersion; coherent population oscillations; noise spectrum; nonlasing side modes; slow light; ultralow noise laser; Laser modes; Laser noise; Pump lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
