Laser Mode Bifurcations Induced by -Breaking Exceptional Points
arXiv:1812.01872 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.99.033829
Abstract
A laser consisting of two independently-pumped resonators can exhibit mode bifurcations that evolve out of the exceptional points (EPs) of the linear system at threshold. The EPs are non-Hermitian degeneracies occurring at the parity/time-reversal () symmetry breaking points of the threshold system. Above threshold, the EPs become bifurcations of the nonlinear zero-detuned laser modes, which can be most easily observed by making the gain saturation intensities in the two resonators substantially different. Small pump variations can then switch abruptly between different laser behaviors, e.g. between below-threshold and -broken single-mode operation.
arXiv comment4 pages, 3 figures
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