DocumentCode
505605
Title
Two-polarization two-frequency operation in a class-A semiconductor laser
Author
Baili, Ghaya ; Morvan, Loic ; Alouini, Mohamed-Slim ; Dolfi, Daniel ; Bretenaker, Fabien ; Sagnes, I.
Author_Institution
Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau, France
fYear
2009
fDate
14-16 Oct. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Tunable dual-frequency oscillation is demonstrated in a VECSEL using spatial separation of the two orthogonally polarized eigenstates. The VECSEL class-A dynamics enables to get rid of electrical phase noise in excess at relaxation oscillation frequency.
Keywords
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; laser tuning; light polarisation; microwave photonics; phase noise; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; VECSEL; class-A semiconductor laser; electrical phase noise; orthogonally polarized eigenstate spatial separation; relaxation oscillation frequency; tunable dual-frequency oscillation; two-frequency operation; two-polarization operation; vertical external cavity surface emitting laser; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser radar; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Polarization; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 2009. MWP '09. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Valencia
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4788-6
Type
conf
Filename
5342675
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