Published In
Journal of Applied Physics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-1980
Subjects
Laser amplifiers -- Mathematical models, Dye lasers, Anisotropy -- Analysis
Abstract
Many practical laser amplifiers exhibit anisotropic gain due to polarization of the pumping fields or to a fixed preferential alignment of the active dipoles. Several specific causes and consequences of gain anisotropy are discussed in detail. In the analysis, the emphasis is placed on dye‐laser systems including arbitrary amplitudes, phases, and polarizations of the pump and signal fields. Analytical results are presented for a unidrectional molecular distribution, and it is found that the polarization states of the pump and signal fields change with distance in the amplifier.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8234
Citation Details
Casperson, L. W., Reyzer, K. C. (1980). Polarization characteristics of dye‐laser amplifiers I. Unidirectional molecular distributions. Journal of Applied Physics, 51 (12), 6075-6082.
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