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Mode Competition

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Selection of the lasing mode and stability of laser operation can be analyzed in terms of the mode competition phenomena. Dynamics of the mode competition are explained.

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Yamada, M. (2014). Mode Competition. In: Theory of Semiconductor Lasers. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 185. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54889-8_9

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