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Physics Letters A

Volume 31, Issue 8, 20 April 1970, Pages 422-423
Physics Letters A

Approximate photon distribution in lasers

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Abstract

Approximate expressions for the photon distribution in lasers with and without atomic motion are given. In a tuned laser the distribution for stationary atoms is shown to approach a Poisson distribution at large intensities, whereas the case with moving atoms leads to the square root of a Poisson distribution.

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