Effects of interference on gain saturation in laser resonators
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America
- Vol. 69 (12), 1717-1719
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.69.001717
Abstract
The forward and backward waves in a standing-wave laser resonator are coupled by the nonlinear gain. Proper inclusion of interference effects leads to significant changes in intensity relative to the usual approximation.Keywords
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