Abstract
A self-consistent integral equation is formulated and solved iteratively which determines the steady-state lasing modes of open multimode lasers. These modes are naturally decomposed in terms of frequency dependent biorthogonal modes of a linear wave equation and not in terms of resonances of the cold cavity. A one-dimensional cavity laser is analyzed and the lasing mode is found to have nontrivial spatial structure even in the single-mode limit. In the multimode regime spatial hole-burning and mode competition is treated exactly. The formalism generalizes to complex, chaotic, and random laser media.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 013813 |
| Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jul 13 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics