Photocount statistics of chaotic lasers

Authors
Hackenbroich, G Viviescas, C Elattari, B Haake, E
Citation
G. Hackenbroich et al., Photocount statistics of chaotic lasers, PHYS REV L, 86(23), 2001, pp. 5262-5265
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
86
Issue
23
Year of publication
2001
Pages
5262 - 5265
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20010604)86:23<5262:PSOCL>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We derive the photocount statistics of the radiation emitted from a chaotic laser resonator in the regime of single-mode lasing. Random spatial variat ions of the resonator eigenfunctions lead to strong mode-to-mode fluctuatio ns of the laser emission. The distribution of the mean photocount over art ensemble of modes changes qualitatively at the lasing transition, and displ ays up to three peaks above the lasing threshold.