Title :
Laser eigenvalue, coherence time, Q-factor, and linewidth
Author :
Pollnau, Markus ; Eichhorn, Marc
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Dept. of Mater. & Nano-Phys., KTH (R. Inst. of Technol.), Kista, Sweden
Abstract :
We generalize the theory of continuous-wave lasers by considering spontaneous emission in the photon rate equation. We relate the laser coherence time, Q-factor, and linewidth to the passive-resonator parameters, thereby unifying resonator and laser theory.
Keywords :
Q-factor; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; light coherence; spontaneous emission; continuous-wave laser theory; laser Q-factor; laser coherence time; laser eigenvalue; laser linewidth; passive-resonator parameters; photon rate equation; spontaneous emission; Coherence; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Lasers; Optical resonators; Q-factor; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
