Stability analysis of a bidirectional homogeneously broadened ring laser
Anno: 1984
Autori: Mandel P., Abraham N.B.
Affiliazione autori: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Service de Chimie-Physique II, Campus Plaine CP 231, Bruxelles 1050, Belgium;
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Arcetri – Firenze, Italy
Abstract: Reference is made to an earlier paper (Mandel and Agrawal, 1982) in which it has been shown that the symmetric solution for a resonantly tuned bidirectional ring laser is always unstable above the threshold, whereas the asymmetric solution has a finite domain of stability. These results are analyzed more closely in the present study, and it is shown that the stable steady states are only weakly stable since the relaxation rates are high. Thus, a transition from one direction of propagation to the other can be easily induced by any kind of perturbation. An analysis is also made of the validity of the commonly used approximation involving a truncated harmonic expansion and the adiabatic elimination of the polarization.
Giornale/Rivista: OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
Volume: 51 (2) Da Pagina: 87 A: 90
Parole chiavi: field mode theory; gas lasers; laser stabilityDOI: 10.1016/0030-4018(84)90157-3Citazioni: 10dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2025-06-22Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui
