Laser Eigenvalue, Coherence Time, Q-factor, and Linewidth

Markus Pollnau; Marc Eichhorn

doi:10.1364/CLEO_AT.2015.JTh2A.93

CLEO: 2015
OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optica Publishing Group, 2015),
paper JTh2A.93
•https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_AT.2015.JTh2A.93

Laser Eigenvalue, Coherence Time, Q-factor, and Linewidth

Markus Pollnau and Marc Eichhorn

CLEO: Applications and Technology 2015

San Jose, California United States
10–15 May 2015
ISBN: 978-1-55752-968-8

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Abstract

We generalize the theory of continuous-wave lasers by considering spontaneous emission in the photon rate equation. We relate the laser coherence time, Q-factor, and linewidth to the passive-resonator parameters, thereby unifying resonator and laser theory.

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