FUNDAMENTAL THERMODYNAMIC LIMIT OF LASER EFFICIENCY

Authors
PAU S BJORK G JACOBSON J YAMAMOTO Y
Citation
S. Pau et al., FUNDAMENTAL THERMODYNAMIC LIMIT OF LASER EFFICIENCY, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 32(3), 1996, pp. 567-573
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
567 - 573
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1996)32:3<567:FTLOLE>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The thermodynamic limits on the efficiency of different types of laser s are calculated both classically and quantum mechanically. In the cla ssical case, the limit is derived from the inequality provided by the population inversion, In the quantum mechanical case, the limit is der ived from the inequality of the change of entropy. The Shannon and von Neuman entropies of different light states are worked out.