Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Local bifurcations of a three-level optically pumped laser

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)
We report on a linear-stability analysis of a three-level, resonantly optically pumped, homogeneously broadened, single-mode laser. We identify the relatively simple nature of the local bifurcations on the nonlasing branch comprising pitchfork, Hopf, and codimension-2 bifurcations. Their use is demonstrated in identifying regions of parameter space in which we may expect steady, periodic, and more complex dynamical behavior.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, Heriot--Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14chemically bond4AS, United Kingdom
OSTI ID:
6547820
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. A; (United States) Vol. 39:1; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Dynamics in the transverse section of the CO sub 2 laser
Journal Article · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (USA) · OSTI ID:7149769

Singular Hopf bifurcation to unstable periodic solutions in a NMR laser
Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Physical Review (Section) A: General Physics; (USA) · OSTI ID:5414021

Analysis of constant and periodic emission field characteristics of optically pumped three-level lasers
Journal Article · Wed Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1990 · IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA) · OSTI ID:7169144