Lorenz-Haken instability in a laser with arbitrary mirrors reflectivity

Authors
Prati, F Pessina, EM de Valcarcel, GJ Roldan, E
Citation
F. Prati et al., Lorenz-Haken instability in a laser with arbitrary mirrors reflectivity, OPT COMMUN, 185(1-3), 2000, pp. 153-157
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
185
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
153 - 157
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(20001101)185:1-3<153:LIIALW>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We study the Lorenz-Haken instability in a laser with arbitrary mirrors ref lectivity R. In the limit of slow population difference we demonstrate that in order to observe the instability the reflectivity must exceed the criti cal value R-c similar or equal to 0.5379, which coincides with that found r ecently for the multimode (Risken-Nummedal-Graham-Haken) instability. Sever al other differences with respect to the uniform field limit R --> 1 are pr esented. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.