A further look at waveguide lasers

Author

Giudice, E.D. ; Mele, R. ; Preparata, G. ; Sanvito, S. ; Fontana, F.

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Fisica, Milan Univ., Italy

Volume

34

Issue

12

fYear

1998

fDate

12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2403

Lastpage

2408

Abstract

A new approach to the dynamical evolution of a waveguide laser is presented which goes beyond the usual Maxwell-Bloch (MB) equations in that it takes fully into account the phase of the matter quantum field that describes the atomic systems. As an experimental check of its effectiveness, we analyze in its light a recent set of experiments on the effects of a “dephasing” of the electromagnetic laser field that find no explanation within the MB equations but, on the contrary, are in very good agreement with its expectations

Keywords

Maxwell equations; erbium; laser modes; laser stability; laser theory; quantum electrodynamics; quantum optics; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; Er:LiNbO₃ waveguide laser; LiNbO₃:Er; Maxwell-Bloch equations; atomic systems; cavity modes; dynamical evolution; electrodynamics; electromagnetic laser field dephasing; laser stability; matter quantum field phase; waveguide laser; Electromagnetic waveguides; Equations; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.736116

Filename

736116