Strategies for noise reduction of a dual-frequency VECSEL dedicated to cesium CPT clocks

  • Grégory Gredat
  • , Hui Liu
  • , Ghaya Baili
  • , François Gutty
  • , Fabienne Goldfarb
  • , Isabelle Sagnes
  • , Fabien Bretenaker

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Abstract

We investigate the strategies to reduce the noise of a class-A dual-frequency vertical external cavity surface emitting laser (VECSEL) operating at Cesium clock wavelength. We focus mainly on the beatnote phase noise of the two orthogonally polarized modes emitted. Within the framework of coupled rate equations, we show that the phase noise spectrum of the beatnote is well described by considering both the phase-amplitude coupling and the thermal effects. The spearhead of this study consists in first theoretically evidencing reduction strategies for the phase noise beatnote by optimizing the physical parameters of the model and then experimentally demonstrating its feasibility by using two in-phase fully-correlated beams pumping each mode separately. Possible ways to decrease the intensity noises are also identified.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMWP 2018 - 2018 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538652268
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Nov 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2018 - Toulouse, France
Duration: 22 Oct 201825 Oct 2018

Publication series

NameMWP 2018 - 2018 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics

Conference

Conference2018 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2018
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityToulouse
Period22/10/1825/10/18

Keywords

  • Dual-frequency laser
  • cesium clock
  • intensity noise
  • phase noise
  • vertical external cavity surface emitting laser

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