Statistical Physics of Wave Interactions

A Unified Approach to Mode-Locking and Random Lasers

Fabrizio Antenucci (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIV, 146 Seiten

2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-82300-3 (ISBN)

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This thesis reveals the utility of pursuing a statistical physics approach in the description of wave interactions in multimode optical systems. To that end, the appropriate Hamiltonian models are derived and their limits of applicability are discussed. The versatility of the framework allows the characterization of ordered and disordered lasers in open and closed cavities in a unified scheme, from standard mode-locking to random lasers. With the use of replica method and Monte Carlo simulations, the models are categorized on the basis of universal properties, and nontrivial predictions of experimental relevance are obtained. In particular, the approach makes it possible to nonperturbatively treat the interplay between disorder and nonlinearity and to envisage novel and fascinating physical phenomena such as glassy random lasers, providing a novel way to experimentally investigate replica symmetry breaking.

Introduction.- Multimode Laser Theory for Open Cavities.- Analytic Solution of the narrow-bandwidth model.- Beyond Mean Field - Mode Locked lasers.- Conclusions and Perspectives.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.03.2022
Reihe/Serie	Springer Theses
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 146 p. 44 illus., 24 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	2526 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Optik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
Schlagworte	Glassy Random Laser • GPU Monte Carlo Simulations of Spin Models • Mode-Locking Transition • Nonlinear Optics in Random Media • Physics of Open Systems • Replica Symmetry Breaking in Laser • Spherical p-spin Model • Spin Glass in Optics • Spin Wave in XY Model • Stability Analysis of RSB solutions
ISBN-10	3-319-82300-0 / 3319823000
ISBN-13	978-3-319-82300-3 / 9783319823003
Zustand	Neuware