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This work reports on an optically-pumped vertical external-cavity surface- emitting laser (VECSEL) emitting around 852 nm for Cesium atomic clocks experiments. We describe in the following our first results on the design and the characterization of a VECSEL’s semiconductor structure suitable for these applications. We optimized the parameters of the structure in order to have a low threshold and a high gain structure emitting around 852 nm. With a compact setup, we obtained a 5-mW single frequency emission exhibiting broad and fine tunability around the Cesium D2 line.
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Cocquelin, B., Lucas-Leclin, G., Georges, P. et al. Design of a low-threshold VECSEL emitting at 852 nm for Cesium atomic clocks. Opt Quant Electron 40, 167–173 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-007-9170-9
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