RF Phase Noise of a Dual-Frequency VECSEL

Syamsundar De (1) , Abdelkrim El Amili (2) , Gregoire Pillet (3) , Ghaya Baili (3) , Isabellle Sagnes (4) , Mehdi Alouini (2) , Fabien Bretenaker (1)

1 LAC - Laboratoire Aimé Cotton
2 IPR - Institut de Physique de Rennes
3 Thales Research and Technology [Palaiseau]
4 LPN - Laboratoire de photonique et de nanostructures

Phase noise of radio-frequency beat-note of dual-frequency VECSEL is investigated experimentally and theoretically for different coupling strengths between two modes. Theory considers phase-intensity coupling effect due to high Henry factor of semiconductor gain medium.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

Syamsundar De, Abdelkrim El Amili, Gregoire Pillet, Ghaya Baili, Isabellle Sagnes, et al.. RF Phase Noise of a Dual-Frequency VECSEL. Advanced Solid State Lasers, Oct 2013, Paris, France. ⟨10.1364/ASSL.2013.ATu3A.59⟩. ⟨hal-01142529⟩