Statistical properties of a laser with multiplicative noise

Effects of multiplicative noise on the laser instability in a He-Ne laser are investigated by photon-counting measurements. Several new features, such as the shift of the threshold of laser oscillation and intensity fluctuations in excess of unity, are observed. Our measurements also reveal the impo...

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Published in:Optics letters 1988, Vol.13 (1), p.21-23
Main Authors: YOUNG, M. R, SURENDRA SINGH
Format: Article
Language:English
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Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Gas lasers including excimer and metal-vapor lasers
Lasers
Optics
Physics
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Summary:Effects of multiplicative noise on the laser instability in a He-Ne laser are investigated by photon-counting measurements. Several new features, such as the shift of the threshold of laser oscillation and intensity fluctuations in excess of unity, are observed. Our measurements also reveal the importance of the nonlinearity of light-matter interaction even for negative pump-parameter values.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.13.000021