Nonlinear dynamics of an optically pumped laser with pump polarization modulation: Stabilization of unstable steady states

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1049-1058

  Kul'minskii, A ^a,c   Vilaseca, R ^a   Corbalan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c B I STEPANOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Belarus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS;

ISOTROPIC CAVITY; LASER FIELD POLARIZATION; PUMP FIELD POLARIZATION;

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

EID: 4243334667     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.001049     Document Type: Article

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