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Instabilities in a three-level coherently pumped laser

1987; Elsevier BV; Volume: 64; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0030-4018(87)90368-3

1873-0310

Jonathan C. Ryan, N. M. Lawandy,

Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies

We have developed a theory for a coherently pumped, homogeneously broadened laser which predicts instability at excitations 1.6 times above threshold. The system exhibits a period doubling sequence, chaos, and a period three window.