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Analytic solution of a laser amplifier with a delayed swept-gain boundary

Journal Article · · Opt. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.7.000411· OSTI ID:6868816
Analytic solutions are given for a laser amplifier with swept gain. The inversion pulse moves more slowly than the light pulse, which gives rise to exponential growth under circumstances in which there would otherwise be a gain coefficient that decreases monotonically to zero as the optical pulse evolves. The behavior of the gain coefficient as a function of velocity closely parallels the behavior found in the free-electron laser.
Research Organization:
Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
OSTI ID:
6868816
Journal Information:
Opt. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 7:9; ISSN OPLED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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