Topological analysis of laser with saturable absorber in experiments and models
Year: 1993
Authors: Fioretti A., Molesti F., Zambon B., Arimondo E., Papoff F.
Autors Affiliation: Scuola Normale Super Pisa, Piazza Cavalieri 2, I-56100 Pisa, Italy; Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis, I-56100 Pisa, Italy; Univ Pisa, Consorzio INFM, Sez Pisa, Dipartimento Fis, I-56100 Pisa, Italy; Univ Strathclyde, Dept Phys & Appl Phys, Glasgow G4 0NG, Lanark, Scotland.
Abstract: The chaotic behavior of the output radiation of a CO2 laser with intracavity saturable absorber (LSA) is investigated, theoretically as well as experimentally, through the topological properties of the related 3D phase space flow of the system. By examining the unstable periodic orbits, we can reconstruct the topological organisation (links) of these orbits and show that, in some cases, the topological entropy of the flow is positive, i.e., the flow is chaotic. A comparison with return-time return maps analysis is also performed.
Journal/Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIFURCATION AND CHAOS
Volume: 3 (3) Pages from: 559 to: 565
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127493000441Citations: 6data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-24References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)
