Abstract
A statistical-mechanics theory of nonlinear many mode laser systems was presented. It was stated that pulse formation is a first-order phase transition of spontaneous ordering of modes in an effective thermodynamic system. It was shown that thermodynamics depends on a single parameter. It was also shown that the thermodynamics is independent of the gain saturation mechanism and that it is correctly reproduced by a mean field calculation.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 046108 |
| Pages (from-to) | 046108-1-046108-10 |
| Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 4 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We are pleased to acknowledge fruitful discussions with Shmuel Fishman. This work was supported by the Israeli Science Foundation (ISF) founded by the Israeli Academy of Sciences.
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