Abstract
Numerical simulations of mode locking in synchronously pumped KCl:Tl0(1) and LiF:F2+ color-center lasers in Fabry-Pérot and ring configurations are presented. The presence of spontaneous-emission noise leads to large-scale fluctuations in the resulting pulses, and conditions for pulse optimization and stabilization are described. There exists a close correspondence between regimes of quasistationary and fluctuating pulses in the Fabry-Pérot and unidirectional ring lasers, with regimes of quasistationary, spontaneously unidirectional and stochastically driven, competitive, bidirectional pulsing in the bidirectional lasers. © 1992 The American Physical Society.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8110-8120 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 11 |
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Publication status | Published - 1992 |