Delayed bifurcations in a CO2 laser with a slowly swept pump

Year: 1990

Authors: Arecchi F.T., Meucci R., Ciofini M.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
Department of Physics, University of Firenze, 50125 Firenze, Italy

Abstract: Theoretical studies of the semiclassical laser equations for two-level atoms predict the appearence of a delayed bifurcation when the pump parameter is swept linearly in time across the threshold region1. Recently, such a delayed bifurcation has been observed by Scharpf et al2. (2) at the threshold of an Ar+ laser by varying the cavity losses.

Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS

KeyWords: CO2 laser
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0847-8_10