Swift-Hohenberg model of a CO2 laser with saturable absorber

被引:15
作者
Barsella, A [1 ]
Lepers, C [1 ]
Taki, M [1 ]
Glorieux, P [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sci & Tech Lille Flandres Artois, Ctr Etud & Rech Lasers & Applicat, Spect Hertzienne Lab, F-59655 Villeneuve Dascq, France
关键词
saturable absorber; laser dynamics; Swift-Hohenberg; transverse instabilities;
D O I
10.1088/1464-4266/1/1/013
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The spatiotemporal dynamics of the bifurcating transverse modes of a CO2 laser with saturable absorber is demonstrated to be governed by a complex Swift-Hohenberg equation for the laser field coupled to an ordinary differential equation. Numerical investigations are reported to illustrate the nonlinear spatiotemporal evolution near and beyond threshold.
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