Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique

Universitè De Montpellier

Innoptics

Laurence Ferrieres

Vincent Lecocq

Isabelle Sagnes

Arnaud Garnache-Creuillot

Grégoire Beaudoin

Mikhael Myara

Mikhaël Myara

Stéphane Denet

A laser device is provided for generating an optical wave at a laser frequency, including (i) a semiconductor element having a gain region with quantum wells, the gain region being located between a first mirror and an exit region defining an optical microcavity, (ii) a second mirror distinct from the semiconductor element and arranged so as to form with the first mirror an external optical cavity including the gain region, (iii) a pump for pumping the gain region so as to generate the optical wave, wherein the optical microcavity with the gain region and the external optical cavity are arranged so that a spectral ratio between the Half Width Half Maximum (HWHM) spectral bandwidth of the modal gain and a free spectral range of the external cavity in the range of 2 to 50.

Vertical external cavity surface emitting laser devices allowing high coherence, high power and large tunability

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Pessac, France

Laurence Ferrieres