First-Passage-Time Distributions under the Influence of Quantum Fluctuations in a Laser
- 3 November 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 45 (18), 1486-1490
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.45.1486
Abstract
The distribution of first-passage times is calculated for a homogeneously broadened two-mode laser, that is characterized by a bistable potential. As a consequence of quantum fluctuations, such a system tends to switch spontaneously between the two metastable states. The results of the calculation are compared with first-passage-time measurements of a two-mode dye laser.Keywords
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