• DocumentCode
    1092348
  • Title

    Relaxation oscillations and stability

  • Author

    Lawandy, Nabil M.

  • Author_Institution
    Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    12/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1992
  • Lastpage
    1994
  • Abstract
    The phenomenon of relaxation oscillations is reexamined from the viewpoint of stability theory. We show that undamped relaxation oscillations with modulation depths of unity can be understood as centers at zero photon density. In addition, we show that the threshold pump rate and the criteria for eliminating relaxation oscillations can be obtained from the stable node conditions at the nonzero photon density critical point. Experimental results for the 496 μm optically pumped CH3F laser are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Gas lasers; Relaxation processes; Stability; Submillimeter-wave lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1982.1071492
  • Filename
    1071492
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1092348