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Title: Ab initio Theory for Exceptional-Point Lasers and Periodic-Inversion Lasers
We show that lasers near exceptional points have an oscillating population inversion that generates a frequency comb. We develop anab-initiotheory describing all steady-state properties of such lasers and validate it with FDTD.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2146021
PAR ID:
10497744
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Optica Publishing Group
Date Published:
ISBN:
978-1-957171-25-8
Page Range / eLocation ID:
SF2N.8
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
San Jose, CA
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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