Transverse-mode selection in single-longitudinal-mode lasers
- 1 May 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 53 (5) , 3490-3496
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.53.3490
Abstract
In this paper we analyze the transverse pattern-forming characteristics of a two-level and single-longitudinal-mode laser. The corrections to the classical empty cavity modes due to pumping and losses are specifically considered, leading to different excitation rates for the different transverse modes. The near-threshold excitation rates provide a selection mechanism that is studied and compared to the results from numerical simulations of the Maxwell-Bloch equations. © 1996 The American Physical Society.Keywords
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