Theory of energy evolution in laser resonators with saturated gain and non-saturated loss

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 11898-11904

  Turitsyn, S K ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(140.3430) Laser theory; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics, devices

Indexed keywords

LASER RESONATORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; RESONATORS;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CAVITY LOSS; ENERGY EVOLUTIONS; GAIN SATURATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS , DEVICES; OUTPUT ENERGY; SATURATED GAIN; SMALL SIGNAL GAIN;

LASER THEORY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; LASER; OPTICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CALIBRATION; LASERS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS;

EID: 67650559321     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.011898     Document Type: Article

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