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Physical Review A

Intensity correlation function of dye lasers: Short-time behavior

Aurora Hernández-Machado, Maxi San Miguel, Sheldon L. Katz

Published Apr 1, 1985• 38 citations
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Abstract

We propose an equation to calculate the intensity correlation function of a dye-laser model with a pump parameter subject to finite-bandwidth fluctuations. The equation is valid, in the weak-noise limit, for all times. It incorporates novel non-Markovian features. Results are given for the short-time behavior of the correlation function. It exhibits a characteristic initial plateau. Our findings are supported by a numerical simulation of the model.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.31.2362

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