Dynamics of sweeping through an instability: Passage-time statistics for colored noise

A calculation of passage-time statistics is reported for the laser switch-on problem, under the influence of colored noise, when the net gain is continuously swept from below to above threshold. Cases of fast and slow sweeping are considered. In the weak-noise limit, asymptotic results are given for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Torrent, M. C. (Maria Carme), Sagués i Mestre, Francesc, San Miguel Ruibal, Maximino
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1989
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/9541
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9541
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Òptica quàntica
Fluctuacions (Física)
Quantum optics
Fluctuation phenomena
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Sumario:A calculation of passage-time statistics is reported for the laser switch-on problem, under the influence of colored noise, when the net gain is continuously swept from below to above threshold. Cases of fast and slow sweeping are considered. In the weak-noise limit, asymptotic results are given for small and large correlation times of the noise. The mean first passage time increases with the correlation time of the noise. This effect is more important for fast sweeping than for slow sweeping.