title: Pendulum equations for a swept-gain three-level amplifier.
abstract: We present new pendulum-type equations for the propagation of two nonoverlapping pulses in a model swept-gain three-level amplifier. The predictions of these equations are compared numerically with corresponding predictions of the two-level Burnham-Chiao equations and with the full coupled three-level Maxwell-Bloch equations.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sobolewska
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Eberly