Spectral and noise characterization of a 852 nm dual-frequency VECSEL (orale)

Paul Dumont (1) , J.-M Danet (2) , D Holleville (2) , S Guerandel (2) , G Baili (3) , L Morvan (3) , G Pillet (3) , D Dolfi (3) , G Beaudoin (4) , I Sagnes (4) , Patrick Georges (1) , Gaëlle Lucas-Leclin (1)

1 Laboratoire Charles Fabry / Lasers
2 LNE - SYRTE - Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais - Systèmes de Référence Temps-Espace
3 Thales Research and Technology [Palaiseau]
4 LPN - Laboratoire de photonique et de nanostructures

Coherent population trapping (CPT) is a common technique used in compact atomic clocks which requires two-phase coherent laser modes with a frequency difference in the GHz range for alkali atoms. To improve the performance vs size trade-off of Cs atomic clocks, we develop a laser source generating two cross-polarized coherent laser fields at 852 nm. It relies on the dual-frequency and dual-polarization operation of an optically-pumped vertical external-cavity semiconductor laser.

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]; Optics / Photonic

Paul Dumont, J.-M Danet, D Holleville, S Guerandel, G Baili, et al.. Spectral and noise characterization of a 852 nm dual-frequency VECSEL (orale). 2015. ⟨hal-01256934⟩