• DocumentCode
    1144622
  • Title

    Spectral narrowing in high-gain lasers

  • Author

    Casperson, Lee W. ; Yariv, Amnon

  • Author_Institution
    University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1972
  • fDate
    2/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Lastpage
    85
  • Abstract
    The dependence of spectral narrowing in lasers on the line-broadening mechanism is investigated including the effects of saturation and distributed loss. It is found that in the unsaturated regime the narrowing is essentially independent of the resonance broadening mechanism and the narrowed line approaches a Gaussian. The onset of saturation slows or reverses the narrowing process. Experimental results have been obtained using a 3.51-μ xenon laser.
  • Keywords
    Frequency; Laser stability; Light sources; Optical amplifiers; Optical losses; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Resonance; Spontaneous emission; Xenon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1972.1076944
  • Filename
    1076944
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1144622