title: Steady-state ab initio laser theory for N-level lasers.
abstract: We show that Steady-state Ab initio Laser Theory (SALT) can be applied to find the stationary multimode lasing properties of an N-level laser. This is achieved by mapping the N-level rate equations to an effective two-level model of the type solved by the SALT algorithm. This mapping yields excellent agreement with more computationally demanding N-level time domain solutions for the steady state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerjan
authors.forename: Yidong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: A Douglas
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012542:Scattering, Radiation