The statistical fluctuations of a single-mode laser with correlations between additive and multiplicative white-noise terms are investigated theoretically. The mean, variance, and skewness of the steady-state laser intensity are calculated through a one-dimensional laser equation. Compared with a laser model of independent noises, the fluctuation appearing in the laser field is much larger.

• Received 10 August 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.47.2405