Title :
On the high power limit of the laser linewidth
Author :
Yariv, Amnon ; Vahala, Kerry
Author_Institution :
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The quantum mechanical limit of the laser linewidth is shown to imply a residual Constant linewidth rather than obey an inverse power dependence as is usually assumed.
Keywords :
Gas lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Equations; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Logic; Optical bistability; Optical computing; Optical signal processing; Power lasers; Resonance; Stability;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1983.1072002
