Abstract
We intend to give an analytic description of the mechanisms involved in the periodic and chaotic wave alternation frequently observed in ring lasers. A set of amplitude equations is derived from the Maxwell-Bloch equations. These equations are studied analytically and numerically.
- Received 14 April 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.60.6589
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