Mode control and pattern stabilization in broad-area lasers by optical feedback

被引:36
作者
MartinRegalado, J [1 ]
vanTartwijk, GHM [1 ]
Balle, S [1 ]
SanMiguel, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLES BALEARS, CSIC, INST MEDITERRANEO ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS, E-07071 PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1996年 / 54卷 / 06期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.54.5386
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Broad-area lasers exhibit complex spatiotemporal behavior due to multilateral mode operation, emitting filamented beams with low spatial coherence. Using weak external optical feedback we demonstrate that some degree of lateral mode selection and pattern stabilization of these lasers can be obtained under appropriate feedback conditions.
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页码:5386 / 5393
页数:8
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