Quantum theory of laser and optical-bistability instabilities
Journal Article
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· Opt. Lett.; (United States)
We present the first reported fully quantum-mechanical theory of laser/optical-bistability instabilities that shows how cavity side modes grow from spontaneous emission. Because of three-wave mixing, a two-peaked spontaneous-emission spectrum is obtained in contrast to the three-peaked spectrum of resonance fluorescence. The theory is a multimode extension of Scully-Lamb theory that shows how population pulsations, combination tones, mode locking, and phase conjugation occur with quantum-mechanical fields.
- Research Organization:
- Max-Planck-Institut fuer Quantenoptik, D-8046 Garching, Federal Republic of Germany
- OSTI ID:
- 6156322
- Journal Information:
- Opt. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 8:2; ISSN OPLED
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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