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Dynamics and stability of a laser system with second-order nonlinearity

S Falter, K M Du, Y Liao

    Optics Letters
    |May 1, 1997
    PubMed
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    This study investigates laser system stability using a multimode rate-equation model, focusing on Hopf bifurcation. Experimental results confirm the predicted temporal behavior of sum-frequency generation in nonlinear optical systems.

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