Title :
Analysis of constant and periodic emission field characteristics of optically pumped three-level lasers
Author :
Uppal, J.S. ; Harrison, R.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
fDate :
2/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Interaction of two coherent fields with a homogeneously broadened three-level system is discussed for both a laser amplifier and laser oscillator under weak field emission. Analytic expressions are obtained to study explicitly the dependence of the amplifier emission characteristics on various pump parameters. These results are used to examine the steady-state and sustained oscillatory emission features of a single-mode laser oscillator. Subsequently, the amplifier analysis is generalized for an arbitrary deenergization to dephasing rate for the three-level system
Keywords :
laser modes; laser theory; light coherence; matrix algebra; optical pumping; amplifier emission characteristics; arbitrary deenergization; coherent fields; constant emission field; density matrix approach; dephasing rate; emission field characteristics; homogeneously broadened three-level system; laser amplifier; laser oscillator; optically pumped; periodic emission field; pump parameters; single-mode laser oscillator; sustained oscillatory emission features; three-level lasers; weak field emission; Equations; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Steady-state; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
