Quantum statistical dynamics of laser amplifiers [by] Dennis Holliday and A.E. Glassgold.

D. Holliday, A. E. Glassgold

ResearchPublished 1965

A quantum statistical procedure for the study of interacting radiation fields is developed and applied to a model laser operating as a linear amplifier. The method utilizes an expansion of the density matrix in terms of a complete set of orthogonal operators originally used by Weyl and Moyal. One mode of the laser field is considered to interact with a pumping mechanism and with a loss mechanism. A general solution for the density matrix is obtained and then applied to various initial conditions. It is found that a classical statistical interpretation of the results is frequently appropriate.

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Holliday, D. and A. E. Glassgold, Quantum statistical dynamics of laser amplifiers [by] Dennis Holliday and A.E. Glassgold. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1965. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM4516.html.
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