2-PEAK PASSAGE-TIME DISTRIBUTIONS IN TRANSIENT CO2-LASERS NEAR THRESHOLD

被引:12
作者
CIOFINI, M
LAPUCCI, A
MEUCCI, R
WANG, PY
ARECCHI, FT
机构
[1] CHINESE ACAD SCI, INST PHYS, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA
[2] UNIV FLORENCE, DEPT PHYS, I-50121 FLORENCE, ITALY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 46卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.46.5874
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We investigate two-peak passage-time statistical distributions in a Q-Switched CO2 laser using the excitation current as the control parameter. This two-peak statistics is due to the Population-inversion noise when the initial laser state is set close to threshold. Such a phenomenon has been experimentally observed in a class-B laser when the passage time is shorter than the relaxation time of the population inversion. The time separation of the two peaks can be quantitatively related to the laser net pin.
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页码:5874 / 5878
页数:5
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