I. I. Zolotoverkh, N. V. Kravtsov, E. G. Lariontsev, V. V. Firsov, S. N. Chekina, “Experimental observation of stochastic resonance in a solid-state ring laser in the absence of bistability”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2009, Volume 39, Number 9,Pages <nobr>853

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Nonlinear optical phenomena

Experimental observation of stochastic resonance in a solid-state ring laser in the absence of bistability

I. I. Zolotoverkh, N. V. Kravtsov, E. G. Lariontsev, V. V. Firsov, S. N. Chekina

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Abstract: The appearance of a stochastic resonance is found in a solid-state ring laser in the absence of bistability in it. It is shown that in this laser operating in the self-modulation regime of the first kind, the noise modulation of the pump can cause a significant increase in the laser response to the periodic modulating signal. These effects observed are explained qualitatively.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.60.Da, 42.60.Mi

Received: 19.03.2009
Revised: 19.05.2009