Title :
Stabilization of a dual-frequency VECSEL free of relaxation oscillations for microwave photonics applications
Author :
Baili, Ghaya ; Pillet, Grégoire ; Morvan, Loïc ; Alouini, Mehdi ; Dolfi, Daniel ; Sagnes, Isabelle
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We describe a dual-frequency dual-polarization class-A vertical external-cavity semiconductor laser delivering a tunable optically-carried microwave signal with an additive phase noise below -120 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser noise; laser stability; laser tuning; light polarisation; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical pulse generation; phase noise; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; additive phase noise; dual-frequency VECSEL stabilization; dual-frequency dual-polarization class-A vertical external-cavity semiconductor laser; frequency 10 kHz; microwave photonics; tunable optically-carried microwave signal; Cavity resonators; Laser noise; Masers; Optical polarization; Phase noise; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; microwave photonics; semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358466
