Overview of instabilities in laser systems
Abstract
This paper contains a brief overview of the main types of instability in laser systems. The topics being discussed include the early spiking in solid-state lasers, single-mode lasers with homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening, the effect of noise and modulation, multimode operation, and a brief survey of nonlinear dynamics.
- Publication:
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Journal of the Optical Society of America B Optical Physics
- Pub Date:
- January 1985
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1985JOSAB...2....7A
- Keywords:
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- Laser Modes;
- Laser Stability;
- Nonlinear Optics;
- Solid State Lasers;
- Spectral Line Width;
- Electromagnetic Noise;
- Light Modulation;
- Spiking;
- Spontaneous Emission;
- Lasers and Masers