Quantum-limited linewidth of a chaotic laser cavity
Patra, M. · Schomerus, H. · Beenakker, C. W. J.
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A random-matrix theory is presented for the linewidth of a laser cavity in which the radiation is scattered chaotically. The linewidth is enhanced above the Schawlow-Townes value by the Petermann factor K, due to the non-orthogonality of the cavity modes. The factor K is expressed in terms of a non-Hermitian random matrix and its distribution is calculated exactly for the case that the cavity is coupled to the outside via a small opening. The average of K is found to depend non-analytically on the area of the opening, and to greatly exceed the most probable value.
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