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Strong-field dynamics of a multimode, standing-wave dye laser

Journal Article · · J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States)
A set of strong-field Maxwell--Bloch equations is derived for a multimode, standing-wave, homogeneously broadened laser such as a dye laser, which obeys the atomic rate-equation limit. Numerical solutions show that the energy in the cavity oscillates between the field and the gain medium at multiples of the cavity mode spacing. By using these Maxwell--Bloch equations, intensity autocorrelation functions of a dye-laser system under varying conditions are calculated. We find that the numerical results qualitatively agree with recent experimental data.
Research Organization:
The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
OSTI ID:
6925736
Journal Information:
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 5:8; ISSN JOBPD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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