Accession Number:
AD0767968
Title:
Theory of Self-Locking of Lasers with Inhomogeneously Broadened Lines.
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.,
Corporate Author:
MINNESOTA UNIV MINNEAPOLIS DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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Report Date:
1973-08-01
Pagination or Media Count:
51.0
Abstract:
A theoretical model is given to describe self-locking. The semi-classical theory of Lamb for laser action has been modified to include the collisional effects on linewidth and on the nonlinear polarization. The collisional effects were included by a classical atom-atom rate. The results modify Lambs equation for the frequencies and phases of oscillating modes. The criterion of self-locking of modes is expressed in terms of ratio of loss to unsaturated gain. Comparisons of the theoretical results and published experimental results for He-Ne and He-Cd are satisfactory. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Lasers and Masers