Abstract
Experiments with a pump-modulated Nd:YVO4 laser reveal the following feature: the threshold of occurrence of chaos sharply increases when the laser cavity configuration is set in the transverse mode degeneracy regime. These observations are explained theoretically with a laser-rate equation model.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 045504 |
Journal | Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics