Mode-mode competition and unstable behavior in a homogeneously broadened ring laser
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 33 (3), 1842-1854
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.33.1842
Abstract
We present theoretical and experimental evidence for a new type of multimode instability in a homogeneously broadened ring-laser system. The unstable behavior discussed in this paper is the result of multimode competition and can manifest itself either through self-pulsing or hysteretic behavior of the bistable type in the laser output intensity and operating frequency. We have verified some of our predictions with the help of a laser whose observed bistable behavior is in good qualitative agreement with the theoretical predictions.
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