Noise investigation of a dual-frequency VECSEL for application to Cesium clocks
Instrumentation and Detectors
2018-12-19 v1 Optics
Abstract
We theoretically and experimentally study the noise of a class-A dual-frequency vertical external cavity surface emitting laser operating at Cesium clock wavelength. The intensity noises of the two orthogonally polarized modes and the phase noise of their beatnote are investigated. The intensity noises of the two modes and their correlations are well predicted by a theory based on coupled rate equations. The phase noise of the beatnote is well described by considering both thermal effects and the effect of phase-amplitude coupling. The good agreement between theory and experiment indicates possible ways to further decrease the laser noises.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1812.04724,
title = {Noise investigation of a dual-frequency VECSEL for application to Cesium clocks},
author = {Hui Liu and Grégory Gredat and Ghaya Baili and François Gutty and Fabienne Goldfarb and Isabelle Sagnes and Fabien Bretenaker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.04724},
year = {2018}
}