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The interacion of light at the fundamental and the third harmonic freq
uencies in a free-electron laser (FEL) oscillator is explored using th
e 1-D finite-pulse-mode code HFELP. The code, which assumes that only
the TEM00 transverse mode is present at both harmonic frequencies, tra
cks the temporally-finite pulse electric field amplitudes of the funda
mental and the third harmonic as they interact with an rf-linac-genera
ted electron micropulse inside a wiggler. The evolution of the pulse p
rofiles is tracked over many passes through the wiggler and optical re
sonator, for various initial conditions including frequency-dependent
mirror reflectivities. Results include pulse-dependent third-harmonic
coherent-spontaneous emission (CSE) with, and without, multiple-pass i
nterference effects; the effects of fundamental sidebands on third-har
monic CSE: and lasing competition between the fundamental and third ha
rmonic in overlapping spatial regions of the electron micropulse.