title: Dynamic transition from modelike patterns to turbulentlike patterns in a broad-area Nd:YAG laser.
abstract: We report the first experimental observation to our knowledge of a dynamic transition from modelike patterns to completely disordered patterns in a large-aspect-ratio Nd:YAG laser. Recordings of near-field patterns with an integration time as small as 1 ns allow us to follow the evolution of the transverse intensity profile along the output pulse of the laser.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Optica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. ecabrera@fis.ucm.es
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melle
authors.forename: Oscar G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Calderón
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guerra