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Published In
Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-1988
Subjects
Lasers, Lasers -- Stability -- Mathematical models
Abstract
Spontaneous pulsation phenomena in xenon lasers are now well known, and related effects have been observed with other laser types. Most theoretical analyses of such pulsations are formulated for unidirectional ring lasers, whereas most experiments involve standing-wave resonator geometries. Described here are rigorous semiclassical models governing the spontaneous pulsation instability in standing-wave laser oscillators. The standing-wave results are more complex and closer to experimental observations than the ring results for operation in the Lambdip region near line center.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8173
Citation Details
Lee W. Casperson, "Spontaneous coherent pulsations in standing-wave laser oscillators," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 5, 958-969 (1988).
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