Competition Effects in Lasers.

Abstract

This research dealt principally with the ring laser and the coherence properties of laser light. Among the most interesting discoveries was the fact that a ring laser can simultaneously emit one beam of coherent light and one beam of incoherent light, and when the laser is homogeneously broadened, as is the dye ring laser, microscopic quantum fluctuations have macroscopic consequences in that they cause switching between two modes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA094484

Entities

People

  • L. Mandel

Organizations

  • University of Rochester

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplifiers
  • Communication Channels
  • Cross Correlation
  • Differential Equations
  • Dye Lasers
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Sources
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Masers
  • Phase Transformations
  • Quantum Optics
  • Ring Lasers
  • Standing Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots