Title :
Enhancement of the inversionless lasing domain in broad-area three-level systems
Author :
Mompart, J. ; Ahufinger, V. ; Corbalan, R. ; Torrent, M.C. ; Garcia-Ojalvo, J. ; Vilaseca, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
Abstract :
This study investigates enhancement of the inversionless lasing domain in broad-area three-level systems. Through a linear stability analysis of the trivial non-lasing solution and a numerical integration of the Maxwell-Schrodinger equations, it is shown that diffraction allows the extension of lasing to a large cavity detuning domain. In addition, this work demonstrates that inversionless lasing in a self-pulsing regime still occurs in the presence of diffraction.
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; Schrodinger equation; laser theory; light diffraction; quantum optics; Maxwell-Schrodinger equations; broad-area three-level systems; cavity detuning domain; inversionless lasing domain; light diffraction; linear stability analysis; self-pulsing regime; trivial nonlasing solution; Diffraction; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical propagation; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1313945
