STATISTICAL PROPERTIES OF PULSES - APPLICATION TO MODULATED GAS-LASERS

We have developed an alternative method for the analysis of pulse stat istics in modulated systems based on a generalization of the quasidete rministic approach. With this method the stationary properties of puls es are easily obtained via the solution of an integral equation for th e probability density of the passage time by a certain threshold. In g eneral, this equation must be solved by numerical methods. However, an alytical expressions can also be obtained in limiting cases. We have c ompared this method with simulations in a gas laser with on-off modula tion (Q switching), obtaining an excellent agreement in all situations .