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Nonlinear optical phenomena

Self-wave processes in a bistable laser

S. V. Fedorov, N. N. Rosanov

Federal State Unitary Enterprise " Scientific and Industrial Corporation 'Vavilov State Optical Institute'", St. Petersburg

Abstract: The stability of transversely one-dimensional laser autosolitons in nonlinear media with a finite rate of relaxation of two-level atoms is analysed. It is shown that, when the stability limits are crossed, oscillating autosolitons and/or autosolitons moving along an aperture are formed. The conditions for bistability between moving autosolitons and giant travelling pulses are determined.

PACS: 42.65.Pc, 42.65.Tg, 42.79.Ag

Received: 04.11.1998

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 1999, 29:5, 454–458

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