Title Statistical Physics of Wave Interactions : A Unified Approach to Mode-Locking and Random Lasers Author(s) Antenucci, Fabrizio Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. Description XIV, 146 p. 44 illus., 24 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note This thesis reveals the utility of pursuing a statistical physics approach in the description of wave interactions in multimode optical systems. To that end, the appropriate Hamiltonian models are derived and their limits of applicability are discussed. The versatility of the framework allows the characterization of ordered and disordered lasers in open and closed cavities in a unified scheme, from standard mode-locking to random lasers. With the use of replica method and Monte Carlo simulations, the models are categorized on the basis of universal properties, and nontrivial predictions of experimental relevance are obtained. In particular, the approach makes it possible to nonperturbatively treat the interplay between disorder and nonlinearity and to envisage novel and fascinating physical phenomena such as glassy random lasers, providing a novel way to experimentally investigate replica symmetry breaking. ISBN,Price 9783319412252 Keyword(s) 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS 2. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS 3. EBOOK 4. EBOOK - SPRINGER 5. LASERS 6. Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices 7. PHOTONICS 8. QUANTUM OPTICS 9. STATISTICAL PHYSICS 10. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I10055     On Shelf