Fluctuations in nonlinear swept-gain amplifiers
Frederic A. Hopf, Edward A. Overman · Physical Review A · 1979
We investigate, theoretically, fluctuations in coherent steady-state pulses in a nonlinear swept-gain amplifier. In the superradiant steady state, we predict large energy and power fluctuations which are found to be largely independent of the magnitude of the fluctuating force.