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By considering the effect of small perturbations around the zero-intensity solution we demonstrate that there is a “preferred” optical frequency for the single-mode laser below the lasing threshold. This frequency is generally different from the frequency of the usual non-trivial lasing solutions though they are equivalent at the lasing threshold. This suggests using the “preferred” frequency to define a sub-threshold, zero-amplitude branch of solutions which bifurcates to form the finite amplitude branch at threshold.
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Abraham, N.B., Chyba, D.E. (1990). Emission Frequency of a Homogeneously Broadened Laser Operating Below Threshold. In: Eberly, J.H., Mandel, L., Wolf, E. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics VI. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0847-8_1
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