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Physical Review A

Transverse-mode selection in single-longitudinal-mode lasers

Óscar G. Calderón, Víctor M. Pérez‐García, I. Martín, J. M. Guerra

Published May 1, 1996• 9 citations
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Abstract

In this paper we analyze the transverse pattern-forming characteristics of a two-level and single-longitudinal-mode laser. The corrections to the classical empty cavity modes due to pumping and losses are specifically considered, leading to different excitation rates for the different transverse modes. The near-threshold excitation rates provide a selection mechanism that is studied and compared to the results from numerical simulations of the Maxwell-Bloch equations. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.53.3490

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