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Risken–Nummedal–Graham–Haken instability in class-B lasers

Franco PratiGerma~¡n J. De ValcárcelEugenio Roldán

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PhysicsFiber diameterAnalytical expressionsbusiness.industryPhysics::OpticsPolarization (waves)LaserInstabilityReflectivityAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic Materialslaw.inventionOpticslawUniform fieldObservabilityElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical Chemistrybusiness

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We determine analytical expressions for the Risken-Nummedal-Graham-Haken multimode laser instability outside the uniform field limit in the case of very fast polarization decay (class-B laser). A new condition for the observability of that instability, concerning the value of the cavity mirrors reflectivity, is predicted.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0030-4018(99)00111-x