DocumentCode
1092060
Title
Dispersion-induced instability in CW laser oscillators
Author
Minden, Monica L. ; Casperson, Lee W.
Author_Institution
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume
18
Issue
11
fYear
1982
fDate
11/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1952
Lastpage
1957
Abstract
A CW-pumped laser with a short photon cavity lifetime may show an unstable output in the form of spontaneous pulsations or noise. In this paper, a model is developed which reconciles previous studies of unstable behavior in homogeneously and inhomogeneously broadened lasers. Specific regions of instability are predicted for xenon lasers, and it is concluded that some degree of inhomogeneous broadening makes the instability much more likely to be observed.
Keywords
CW lasers; Laser noise; Noble-gas lasers; Pulsed lasers; Atom optics; Fellows; Laboratories; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical filters; Oscillators; Physics; Xenon;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1982.1071466
Filename
1071466
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